A novel MSMB-related microprotein in the postovulatory egg coats of marsupials

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Early marsupial conceptuses differ markedly from those of eutherian mammals, especially during cleavage and early blastocyst stages of development. Additionally, in marsupials the zona pellucida is surrounded by two acellular layers,...

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Main Authors: Frankenberg Stephen, Fenelon Jane, Dopheide Bonnie, Shaw Geoff, Renfree Marilyn B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/373