Goldbard S B, Verbanac K M, Warner C M
Biol Reprod. 1982 May;26(4):591-6. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod26.4.591.
The H-2 complex was found to influence early mouse embryo development. Slow development was shown to be associated with the H-2k haplotype. By the use of congenic strains, it was clearly demonstrated that gene(s) in the H-2 complex affect the time of the first cleavage division and the rate of subsequent preimplantation development