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[2AW-08-2] Embryo shape change from sphere to egg-cylinder mediated by intrauterine pressures is crucial for mouse primary axis formation

○Yoko Ueda¹, Chiharu Kimura-Yoshida¹, Kyoko Mochida¹, Mami Tsume¹, Yoshitaka Kameo², Taiji Adachi², Lefebvre Olivier³, Ryuji Hiramatsu⁴, Isao Matsuo¹ (1.Dept. of Mol. Embryology, Res. Inst., Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, 2.Inst. Frontier Life and Medical Sci., Univ. of Kyoto, 3.INSERM UMR_S1109, Univ. of Strasbourg, FMTS, 4.Dept. of Veterinary Anatomy, Univ. of Tokyo)

intrauterine pressures, early mouse morphogenesis, uterine mechanical environment, Reichert's membrane, uterine smooth muscle contractions