Effects of amino acids and α-amanitin on bovine embryo development in a simple protein-free medium

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 278-285

  Liu, Zishu ^a   Foote, Robert H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

blastocysts; embryo culture; KSOM; taurine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMANITIN; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMANITINS; AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GLYCINE; TAURINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 0031017312     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199703)46:3<278::AID-MRD6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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