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blastocyst

[ UK /blˈɑːstəsˌɪst/ ]
NOUN
  1. the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred

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  • Kazan says: hey Ed Schultz – a blastocyst is not a baby. an embryo is not a baby, a featus is not a baby. Think Progress » Brownback Holds Up Drawing Of Embryo, Asks ‘Are You Going To Kill Me?’
  • Who gets to decide if a blastocyst is a child or not? Inkblurt · O Solo Veto
  • It was noted that progesterone alone, in contrast with the rat which requires oestrogen for nidation, can maintain blastocysts through nidation in the ovariectomized hamster.
  • The outer trophoblast cells of the released blastocyst begin to invade the epithelium, burrowing into the underlying endometrial stroma.
  • The oocyte is then allowed to develop to the blastocyst stage in vitro.
  • When the developing, fertilized egg at the ‘blastocyst’ stage becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus, it develops ‘villi’ - fine, frond-like cellular projections from its outermost layer, the trophoblast.
  • A human embryo is any whole, living member of the species homo sapiens in the embryonic stage, which includes the stages of zygote, morula, and blastocyst.
  • Perhaps they're hoping the the terms "trophoblast", "blastocoel", and "blastocyst" will disguise the fact that we're talking about a human being? Archive 2004-06-01
  • No. Douglas, if you truly believe that a blastocyst is morally equivalent to a (let's say) four year old boy, then they are indeed butchering and murdering them, and an evil larger than the Nazi Holocaust is going on. America's Deep, Dark Secret
  • Perhaps they're hoping the the terms "trophoblast", "blastocoel", and "blastocyst" will disguise the fact that we're talking about a human being? A Doctor's Perspective on Stem Cell Research
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