a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum
Derived forms
morular (ˈmorular)
adjective
Word origin
C19: via New Latin, diminutive of Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron
Examples of 'morulae' in a sentence
morulae
No effect of sucrose was observed in either demi-morulae or demi-blastocysts.
Peter Bredbacka 1996, 'A mouse model for improving cell survival of bisected cattle embryos', Agricultural and Food Sciencehttps://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72765. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A tentative diagnosis can be made by detecting intracytoplasmic morulae inside neutrophils.
Pfister Kurt, Mihalkov Andrea, Bondarenko Anna, Heikkilä Helka M, Spillmann Thomas 2010, 'Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in a domestic cat in Finland: Case report',Acta Veterinaria Scandinavicahttp://www.actavetscand.com/content/52/1/62. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The increased number of cells obtained by biopsy of morulae might facilitate diagnostic screening.
Elena E Zakharova, Victoria V Zaletova, Alexander S Krivokharchenko 2014, 'Biopsy of human morula-stage embryos: outcome of 215 IVF/ICSI cycles with PGS.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4156362?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Development of the vitrified morulae into blastocysts (92%) was higher (p < 0.05).
Mina Ghorbani, Rajabali Sadrkhanlou, Vahid Nejati, Abbas Ahmadi, Gholamreza Tizroo 2012, 'The effects of dimethyl sulfoxide and ethylene glycol as vitrification protectantson different cleavage stages of mouse embryo quality', Veterinary Research Forumir/vrf/Shared%20Documents/pdf/vol-3%20no-4/245-249-0185.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Another histological component and morulae were not contained.
Yasuaki Kubouchi, Yuki Matsuoka, Kunio Araki, Yoshiteru Kidokoro, Tomohiro Haruki,Hiroshige Nakamura, Yoshihisa Umekita 2018, 'Pure high-grade fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report', Surgical Case Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0478-4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sevoflurane induces a delay in embryo development, thereby influencing the morulae to blastocyst ratio.
Ademir Cassiano Rosa , Suzane Lilian Beier , Nilson Oleskovicz , Joana Cláudia Mezzalira, Davi José Miquelutti , Alceu Mezzalira , Aury Nunes de Moares 2015, 'Effects of exposure to halothane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane on embryo viabilityand gestation in female mice', Semina: Ciências Agráriashttp://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/17939. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Based on changes in expression variability, we identified a putative set of gene expression markers of morulae and blastocyst stages.
Yu Hasegawa, Deanne Taylor, Dmitry A Ovchinnikov, Ernst J Wolvetang, Laurence de Torrenté,Jessica C Mar 2015, 'Variability of Gene Expression Identifies Transcriptional Regulators of Early HumanEmbryonic Development.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4546122?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Infections were initially diagnosed based on clinical data and observation of morulae within platelets and then confirmed by biomolecular techniques.
Maria Teresa Antognoni, Fabrizia Veronesi, Giulia Morganti, Vittorio Mangili, GabrieleFruganti, Arianna Miglio 2014, 'Natural infection of Anaplasma platys in dogs from Umbria region (Central Italy)',Veterinaria Italianahttp://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2014/50_1/VetIt_82_258_2.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There appeared to be a correlation between specific protein patterns and successful formation of morulae and blastocysts.
Karin E. Lindgren, Fatma Gülen Yaldir, Julius Hreinsson, Jan Holte, Karin Kårehed,Inger Sundström-Poromaa, Helena Kaihola, Helena Åkerud 2018, 'Differences in secretome in culture media when comparing blastocysts and arrestedembryos using multiplex proximity assay', Upsala Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2018.1490830. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The percentage of blastocysts or compact morulae on day 5 was the same in both groups (59.6 % vs. 55.6 %).
Borut Kovačič, Veljko Vlaisavljević 2011, 'Dynamics of human embryo development in two types of blastocyst media: a prospectivetrial on sibling oocytes', Zdravniški Vestnikhttp://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/145. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)