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INTEREST in the physiology and biochemistry of the early mammalian embryo has prompted us to make an exploratory study of the content of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) in rabbit blastocysts aged 5–6.5 days. This is a period of rapid growth during which the blastocysts lie free in the uterine horns, until antimesometrial attachment takes place on day 7 of gestation (the day of mating being referred to as day 0).
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BROOKS, D., LUTWAK-MANN, C. Content of ATP and ADP in Rabbit Blastocysts. Nature 229, 202–203 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229202a0
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