Mouse Blastocyst in 'Diapause,' a Natural State of Arrested Development (IMAGE)

University of California - San Francisco

Mouse Blastocyst in 'Diapause,' a Natural State of Arrested Development

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Cell nuclei are labeled in blue. The inner cell mass of the embryo, which will develop into the mouse itself, is labeled in red. Cells not labeled in red will generate the placenta. Green indicates active transcription of genes -- it is reduced in paused and diapaused embryos compared to regular embryos, suggesting gene activity is significantly tuned down in these embryos.

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Ramalho-Santos lab

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