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Experimentation on, or using the organs or tissues from, a human or other mammalian conceptus during the prenatal stage of development that is characterized by rapid morphological changes and the differentiation of basic structures. In humans, this includes the period from the time of fertilization to the end of the eighth week after fertilization.
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- Embryo Experimentation
- Human Embryo Research
- Embryo Experimentations
- Embryo Research, Human
- Experimentation, Embryo
- Experimentations, Embryo
- Research, Embryo
- Research, Human Embryo
- Embryo Cell Research
- Cell Research, Embryo
- Research, Embryo Cell
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Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence.
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mammalian only; IM for ethical, legal, moral, social, or religious aspects of research on embryos; do not routinely add for research involving embryos; embryonic stem cell research: index EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH see STEM CELL RESEARCH + EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS & do not index here
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2003; use RESEARCH 1996-2002
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- Embryo (1985-2002)
- Research (1985-2002)
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- National Library of Medicine. Embryo Research. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033041. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033041
- Embryo Research. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69956581