Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) promotes the early development of bovine embryo in the presence of cumulus cells

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 967-971

  Luo, Hailing ^a,b   Kimura, Koji ^b   Aoki, Mari ^b   Hirako, Makoto ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine embryo; Cumulus cell; In vitro development; VEGF

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; LYMPHOKINE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A, HUMAN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LYMPHOKINES; OOCYTES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0041342426     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.967     Document Type: Article

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