Development and viability of pig oocytes matured in a protein-free medium containing epidermal growth factor

Theriogenology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 787-797

  Abeydeera, L R ^a   Wang, W H ^a   Cantley, T C ^a   Rieke, A ^a   Murphy, C N ^a   Prather, R S ^a   Day, B N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo development; Epidermal growth factor; Maturation; Pig oocytes; Protein free

Indexed keywords

ACETO ORCEIN; ACETO-ORCEIN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CYSTEINE; DYE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTATHIONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLASTOCYST; COLORING AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTATHIONE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; OOCYTES; OXAZINES; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034664881     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(00)00390-3     Document Type: Article

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