Environment of the preimplantation human embryo in vivo: Metabolite analysis of oviduct and uterine fluids and metabolism of cumulus cells

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 349-353

  Gardner, D K ^a   Lane, M ^a   Calderon, I ^a   Leeton, J ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture media; glucose; lactate; pyruvate; viability

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROFLUOROMETRY; OOCYTE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS FLUID;

EID: 0030020930     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58097-2     Document Type: Article

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