Development of in-vitro-fertilized primate embryos into blastocysts in a chemically defined, protein-free culture medium

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1690-1697

  Schramm, R D ^a   Bavister, B D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Chemically defined culture medium; In vitro fertilization; Primate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HATCHING; MACACA; MORULA; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0029798635     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019471     Document Type: Article

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