Twinning and conjoined placentation in mice
YJ Wan, TC Wu, I Damjanov - Journal of Experimental Zoology, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
YJ Wan, TC Wu, I Damjanov
Journal of Experimental Zoology, 1982•Wiley Online LibrarySpontaneous and experimentally induced twinning and conjoined placentation were studied
in Swiss‐Webster (SW) mice. Conjoined placentation was noticed at a rate of 0.4% for twins
and 0.06% for triplets. Placentally conjoined embryos were either symmetrical or
asymmetrical. A single spontaneous monozygotic conjoined twin was observed among
2,000 blastocysts cultured in vitro. The yield of twins could not be increased by manipulating
explanted embryos in vitro, or by treating in utero during the early postimplantation stage of …
in Swiss‐Webster (SW) mice. Conjoined placentation was noticed at a rate of 0.4% for twins
and 0.06% for triplets. Placentally conjoined embryos were either symmetrical or
asymmetrical. A single spontaneous monozygotic conjoined twin was observed among
2,000 blastocysts cultured in vitro. The yield of twins could not be increased by manipulating
explanted embryos in vitro, or by treating in utero during the early postimplantation stage of …
Abstract
Spontaneous and experimentally induced twinning and conjoined placentation were studied in Swiss‐Webster (SW) mice. Conjoined placentation was noticed at a rate of 0.4% for twins and 0.06% for triplets. Placentally conjoined embryos were either symmetrical or asymmetrical. A single spontaneous monozygotic conjoined twin was observed among 2,000 blastocysts cultured in vitro. The yield of twins could not be increased by manipulating explanted embryos in vitro, or by treating in utero during the early postimplantation stage of development with vincristine.
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