Apoptosis in the Preimplantation Mouse Embryo: Effect of Strain Difference and in Vitro Culture

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-77

  Kamjoo, Marziel ^a   Brison, Daniel R ^a   Kimber, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Blastocyst; Culture medium; Embryo; Mouse; Strain

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NICK END LABELING; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036356227     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1132     Document Type: Article

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