Fetal development after transfer is increased by replacing protein with the glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan for mouse embryo culture and transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2575-2580

  Gardner, David K ^a,c   Rodriegez Martinez, Heriberto ^a   Lane, Michelle ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Clinical Research Centre   (Sweden)

^c National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin; Macromolecule; Mouse embryo; PVA; Viability

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

BOVINAE; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0032866718     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.10.2575     Document Type: Article

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