Co-cultured human embryos may be subjected to widely different microenvironments: Pattern of growth factor/cytokine release by Vero cells during the co-culture interval

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1600-1605

  Desai, Nina ^a   Goldfarb, James ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co culture; Embryo; Growth factors; Interleukin 6; Vero

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTULA; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERNATANT; VERO CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031804979     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1600     Document Type: Article

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