Large offspring syndrome and other consequences of ruminant embryo culture in vitro: Relevance to blastocyst culture in human ART

Human Fertility

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 238-246

  McEvoy, T G ^a   Sinclair, K D ^a   Young, L E ^a   Wilmut, I ^a   Robinson, J J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0034536032     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1464727002000199061     Document Type: Review

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