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Preferred term

Embryo Research  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Experimentation on, or using the organs or tissues from, a human or other mammalian conceptus during the prenatal stage of development that is characterized by rapid morphological changes and the differentiation of basic structures. In humans, this includes the period from the time of fertilization to the end of the eighth week after fertilization.

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Entry terms

  • Embryo Experimentation
  • Human Embryo Research

In other languages

  • French

  • Expérimentation sur l'embryon
  • Recherche embryologique
  • Recherche portant sur l'embryon
  • Recherche portant sur l'embryon humain
  • Recherche sur l'embryon humain

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VW66KVC0-N

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