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Fusion of Rat and Mouse Morulae and Formation of Chimaeric Blastocysts

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THE induction of chimaerism by the aggregation of blastomeres of different mouse strains is one of the most remarkable recent contributions of experimental embryology1,2.

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ZEILMAKER, G. Fusion of Rat and Mouse Morulae and Formation of Chimaeric Blastocysts. Nature 242, 115–116 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242115a0

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