Effects of culture system and protein supplementation on mRNA expression in pre-implantation bovine embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 893-901

  Wrenzycki, C ^a   Herrmann, D ^a   Keskintepe, L ^b   Martins Jr , A ^b   Sirisathien, S ^b   Brackett, B ^b   Niemann, H ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bovine; Culture system; Gene expression; Pre implantation embryo; Protein supplementation

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CLOPROSTENOL; CONNEXIN 43; DESMOCOLLIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLYCOPROTEIN; GONADOTROPIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INTERGONAN; MESSENGER RNA; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROTEIN; TAU INTERFERON; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MORULA; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035024267     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.5.893     Document Type: Article

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