Biopolym. Cell. 1997; 13(2):93-99.
Reviews
Regulatory mechanisms of mouse preimplantation development
1Evsikov A. V.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

Our review focuses on modern problems of developmental regulation in preimplantation mouse embryo. The roles of four involved mechanisms, nucleo-cytoplasmic interactions, «cytoplasmic» regulation, cell-cell interactions and genomic imprinting, are discussed.

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