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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

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Mouse blastocyst (structure very similar to that of humans). The STIP1 protein is broadly expressed in magenta. The cell nuclei are stained blue. The blastocyst represents a unique moment in development when the embryo forms its first organized structure 

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