Consumption of amino acids by bovine preimplantation embryos

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 945-950

  Partridge A, R J ^a   Leese, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; ISOLEUCINE; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; ZYGOTE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FLUOROMETRY; MORULA; ZYGOTE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029826119     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9960945     Document Type: Article

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