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Human Embryo, With Some Remaining Sperm Cells

Editor's Pics
Human Embryo, With Some Remaining Sperm Cells
Image credit: David Becher, Wellcome Images
A confocal micrograph of a human embryo, with some remaining sperm cells, about five days after fertilization. The nuclei of both the sperm and cells of the embryo are stained purple, the tails of the sperm are green and the gap junctions, which form connections between the cells are highlighted in blue.
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