Fig. 31. Stage 3 embryos in vitro showing expansion. On the left is a smaller embryo in early cavitation with a thick zona pellucida. On the right is an expanded embryo with enlargement of the blastocystic cavity and a thin zona pellucida.

(From: Veeck and Zaninovic´, 2003. Reproduced with permission of the publisher, Francis and Taylor Group.)

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