Manipulated mouse embryos as bioassay system for water quality control

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 204-208

  Elsheikh, A S ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a,b   Nagano, M ^a   Kanagawa, H ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; ION; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; C57BL MOUSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MICROMANIPULATION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EDETIC ACID; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROMANIPULATION; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038284395     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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