Monoclonal antibodies against epidermal growth factor prevent outgrowth of mouse embryos in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2231-2233

  Goldman, S ^a   Gonen, Y ^a  

^a Haifa Medical Center Rothschild   (Israel)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor; Hatching; In vitro implantation; Outgrowth; Spreading

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HATCHING; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031691964     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2231     Document Type: Article

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