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Surface view of implantation site

Surface view of implantation site

Surface view of the implantation site (photographed under fluid), showing the almost completely implanted embryo. The dark, irregularly oval area in the center of the opaque ring represents all that is visible of the abembryonic wall of the embryo.

Fig. 4. Hertig and Rock, 1945.

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Keywords: abembryonic wall, embryo, implantation site


Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.