Expression of IGFs and their receptors is a potential marker for embryo quality

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-245

  Liu, Hung Ching ^a,b   He, Zhi Ying ^a   Mele, Carol A ^a   Veeck, Lucinda L ^a   Davis, Owen K ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; Gene expression; Human preimplantation embryos; IGF receptors; IGFs

Indexed keywords

INSULIN RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0030826756     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00509.x     Document Type: Article

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