An evaluation of propofol toxicity on mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 430-435

  Tatone, C ^a   Francione, A ^a   Marinangeli, F ^a   Lottan, M ^b   Varrassi, G ^a   Colonna, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Serlin Maternity Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Embryo assay; In vitro fertilization; Propofol; Sperm oocyte fusion

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRONUCLEUS; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031890752     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.2.430     Document Type: Article

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