Confocal light micrograph of a mouse embryo at the eight-cell stage. These cells, each called a blastomere, have divided from a single fertilised cell (zygote). The blastomeres have started to undergo compaction, a process where adjacent cells form tight junctions. This changes the embryo from a loose cluster of spherical cells to a tightly-packed mass. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / ZERNICKA-GOETZ LABORATORY, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY |
Taille de l’image : | 2968 px × 2968 px |
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