Blastocysts don't go it alone. Extrinsic signals fine-tune the intrinsic developmental program of trophoblast cells.

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Published in Dev Biol on April 15, 2005

Authors

D Randall Armant1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201-1415, USA. d.armant@wayne.edu

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