The effect of the anaesthetic, Propofol, on in-vitro oocyte maturation, fertilization and cleavage in mice

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1271-1274

  Alsalili, M ^a   Thornton, S ^a   Fleming, S ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cleavage; In vitro fertilization; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE MATURATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030916885     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.6.1271     Document Type: Article

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