The early development of mouse embryos in vitro in medium supplemented with different batches of serum and bovine serum albumin

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-19

  Tornesi, M B ^a   Archer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albumin; Culture; Embryo; Hatch; Mouse; Nucleus; Serum

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; SERUM ALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029688969     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00346571     Document Type: Article

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