Development of in-vitro-derived bovine embryos cultured in 5% CO2 in air or in 5% O2, 5% CO2 and 90% N2

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 458-464

  Lim, J M ^a,c   Reggio, B C ^b   Godke, R A ^b   Hansel, W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bovine; Culture atmosphere; Defined medium; Embryo; IVF

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL CALF SERUM; GRANULOSA CELL; MORULA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; THICKNESS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033017427     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.2.458     Document Type: Article

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