The effect of melatonin on cleavage rate of C57BL/6 and CBA/Ca preimplantation embryos cultured in vitro

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-48

  McElhinny, Abigail S ^a   Davis, Fred C ^a   Warner, Carol M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C57BL 6; CBA Ca

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; C57BL MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; CELL DIVISION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PINEAL GLAND; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030207941     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00269.x     Document Type: Article

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