The oviduct and development of the preimplantation embryo

Reproductive Medicine Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-44

  Yeung, W S B ^a   Lee, C K F ^a   Xu, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036345347     PISSN: 09622799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0962279902000121     Document Type: Review

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