Evaluation of synthetic serum substitute versus serum as protein supplementation for mouse and human embryo culture

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-37

  Tucker, Kathleen E ^a   Hurst, Bradley S ^a   Guadagnoli, Susie ^a   Dymecki, Cecelia ^a   Mendelsberg, Barbara ^a   Awoniyi, Caleb A ^a   Schlaff, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; MIDAZOLAM; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; SPERM COUNT; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030020979     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02068866     Document Type: Article

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