Development of a culture medium (BECM-3) for porcine embryos: Effects of bovine serum albumin and fetal bovine serum on embryo development

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1069-1074

  Dobrinsky, J R ^a   Johnson, L A ^a   Rath, D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL CALF SERUM; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; SWINE; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL BLOOD; MORULA; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SWINE; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029861855     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.5.1069     Document Type: Article

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