The enigma of embryonic diapause

Marilyn B Renfree1, Jane C Fenelon2

  • 1School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3010 m.renfree@unimelb.edu.au.

Development (Cambridge, England)
|September 21, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Embryonic diapause allows mammals to pause pregnancy at the blastocyst stage, conserving energy. Recent molecular data reveals how embryos survive and resume development, crucial for reproductive success.