In vitro development and metabolism of the human embryo up to the blastocyst stage

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-56

  Devreker, Fabienne ^a   Englert, Yvon ^a,b  

^a Clinic of Fertility   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Blastocyst; Culture medium; Glucose; Metabolism; Preimplantation development

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; GROWTH FACTOR; LIPID; VITAMIN;

BLASTOCYST; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE ACTIVATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033806022     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00425-5     Document Type: Article

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