Nonessential amino acids and glutamine decrease the time of the first three cleavage divisions and increase compaction of mouse zygotes in vitro

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 398-403

  Lane, Michelle ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cleavage rate; Culture; Preimplantation embryo

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; PROLINE; SERINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 0030880676     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02766148     Document Type: Article

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