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Virus like particles in the intercellular space

Virus like particles in the intercellular space

TEM of virus like particles (VLP) in the intercellular space (ICS) between inner cell mass (embryoblast) cells of a stage 3 embryo in vitro, 145-170 hours post-insemination (original magnification x18,000). The cytoplasm of the cells contains mitochondria (M), micropinocytotic vesicles (Mp), and polyribosomes (Pr).

From: Lopata et al., 1982. Reproduced with permission of the publisher, John Wiley & Sons.


Keywords: cytoplasm, inner cell mass (embryoblast), intercellular space, micropinocytotic vesicles, mitochondria, polyribosomes


Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.