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  • Title: Morphological and molecular characteristics of living human fetuses between Carnegie stages 7 and 23: developmental stages in the post-implantation embryo.
    Author: Harkness LM, Baird DT.
    Journal: Hum Reprod Update; 1997; 3(1):3-23. PubMed ID: 9193935.
    Abstract:
    Determination of embryonic age groups or stages has been based on the Carnegie Institute collection started in 1887. Improved technology has enabled the building of a new collection of embryos of < 9 weeks gestation; these were then used to compare with the original Carnegie collection. The results suggest that in providing definitive stages that are rigidly bound by developmental events, limitations are placed on categorizing the embryo. Allocation of embryos to a specific stage can assist in identifying post-ovulatory age but overlaps between stages could lead to classification into an incorrect stage.
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