Globulins in protein supplements promote the development of preimplantation embryos

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 555-557

  Tanikawa, Masahiro ^a   Harada, Tasuku ^a   Ito, Masayuki ^a   Yoshida, Souichi ^a   Iwabe, Tomio ^a   Terakawa, Naoki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryo development; Globulin; Protein supplement

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBULIN; BETA GLOBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HATCHING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ANIMALS; BETA-GLOBULINS; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032707077     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020557422982     Document Type: Article

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