Fig. 21. Very high power TEM of a late stage 1b embryo in vitro showing details of mitochondria, (original magnification x23,900). Notice dumbell-shaped mitochondrion (arrow) with transverse cristae in close association with small endoplasmic reticulum vesicles and cisternae (arrow heads).

(From: Soupart and Strong, 1974. Reproduced with permission of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)

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