Early human embryonic development: Blastocyst formation to gastrulation

• Published in: Developmental cell Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 152 - 165
• Main Authors: Rossant, Janet, Tam, Patrick P.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 24.01.2022
• Subjects: Blastocyst - metabolism; Blastocyst - physiology; Body Patterning - physiology; Cell Lineage; Embryo Culture Techniques - methods; Embryo, Mammalian - physiology; Embryonic Development - physiology; Embryonic Stem Cells - cytology; Gastrulation - genetics; Gastrulation - physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental - genetics; Humans; stem cells; trophectoderm; human embryo; placental formation; blastocyst; gastrulation; embryo models

There has been recent renewed interest in studying human early embryonic development. The advent of improved culture conditions to maintain blastocysts in vitro for an extended period and the emerging stem-cell-based models of the blastocyst and peri-implantation embryos have provided new informatio...