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beate emmi margarete brand-saberi

Ruhr University Bochum

Bochum, Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Embryonic Development
dominique alfandari

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, United States

Associate Editor

Embryonic Development
anne-sophie armand

Université Paris Cité

Paris, France

Associate Editor

Embryonic Development
shawn l chavez

Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University

Beaverton, United States

Associate Editor

Embryonic Development

Embryonic Development

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Editors

beate emmi margarete brand-saberi

dominique alfandari

anne-sophie armand

shawn l chavez

Articles

Thalassemia does not significantly affect embryo ploidy outcomes in women undergoing IVF with preimplantation genetic testing

Cecal growth factors promote enteric neurosphere formation and hindgut colonization in the avian model

Optimized protocols for generating half-sized embryos from separated first two blastomeres in green sea urchin and Xenopus laevis

Disruption of Swell1/VRAC function impairs initial hemodynamics and activates compensatory leukotriene signaling in zebrafish circulation development

Research Topics

Extracellular Vesicles in In Vitro Embryo Production: Implications for Cell Fate Determination and Developmental Competence

Autophagy and Cellular Senescence: A Double-Edged Sword in Health and Disease

Metabolic Pathways in Early Embryogenesis: Mechanisms and Implications

Early Embryonic Development: Zygotic Genome Activation and Epigenome Reprogramming