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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2021

The slippery slope antedating syngamy: pronuclear activity in preparation for the first cleavage.

Giovanni Coticchio, Andrea Borini, David F Albertini

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giovanni Coticchio9.baby Family and Fertility Center, Via Dante 15, Bologna, Italy. giovanni.coticchio@nove.baby.ORCID 0000-0003-1635-9205
Andrea Borini9.baby Family and Fertility Center, Via Dante 15, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9049-0020
David F AlbertiniBedford Research Foundation, Bedford, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7182-833X
Bedford Research Foundation · USLaboratório Bacchi · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleolus precursor bodies (NPB) are aggregations of intrapronuclear material observed in the pronuclei of fertilized human eggs. They derive from and evolve into nucleoli of the growing oocyte and the early embryo, respectively. Decades-old observations suggest that the patterns of their distribution represent a morphological marker of embryo developmental competence. Recent time-lapse microscopy (TLM) data now indicate that the vectorial characteristics of NPB movement can predict blastocyst formation, euploidy, and implantation. Since distributions of NPB and chromatin coincide, chromatin rearrangement in preparation for the first mitotic cleavage is emerging as a crucial process of early development.

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OocytesZygoteCell NucleolusEmbryo ImplantationEmbryonic DevelopmentHumansChromatinCleavageEmbryoFertilizationNucleolusPronucleusTime-lapse microsocopy

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PMID34052999
PMCPMC8324756
OpenAlexW3165877206

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