The influence of in-vitro culture versus stimulated and untreated oviductal environment on mouse embryo development and implantation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2570-2574

  Van Der Auwera, I ^a   Pijnenborg, R ^b   Koninckx, P R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Implantation; In vitro culture; Mouse embryo development; Natural cycle; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PSEUDOPREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032850068     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.10.2570     Document Type: Article

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