Index of Electron Micrographs of Stage 4 Human Embryos In Vitro

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Fig. 7. Contact area between the embryo and the endometrial cell culture

 

 

 

 

Fig. 8. Details of the contact zone between the endometrial cells and the cytotrophoblast.

 

 

 

Fig. 9.Blastocyst attached to the endometrial cell culture.

 

 

Fig. 10. The most peripheral contact area between two trophoblast cells and cultured endometrial cells.

 

 

 

Fig. 11. Contact area showing apical junctional complexes and desmosomes between penetrating trophoblast and endometrial epithelial cells.

 

Fig. 12. Contact area showing apical junctional complexes and desmosomes between the endometrial epithelium and a trophoblast cell.

 

 

     

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