Human embryo culture: Back to nature

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 466-468

  Leese, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; GROWTH FACTOR; MAGNESIUM ION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFIDE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION TRANSPORT; MICROANALYSIS; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

AMINO ACIDS; BODY FLUIDS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MALE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PREGNANCY; PYRUVIC ACID; SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM; SULFUR;

EID: 0031705354     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022526219202     Document Type: Short Survey

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