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DELAYED IMPLANTATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

Implantation: the process whereby the free-floating blastocyst (early embryo) becomes attached to the uterine wall in mammals.

CONT

In delayed implantation the blastocyst remains dormant in the uterus for periods varying, between species, from 12 days to 11 months.

CONT

In delayed implantation the fertilized egg divides to form a blastocyst which then delays further development until its implantation into the wall of the uterus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Phénomène par lequel, après la fécondation, le blastocyte reste à l'état dormant dans la cavité utérine sans s'attacher à la paroi.

OBS

implantation différée : Terme proposé par un conseiller scientifique au Biodôme de Montréal.

Spanish

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