Improved development of ICR mouse 2-cell embryos by the addition of amino acids to a serum-, phosphate- and glucose-free medium

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 797-801

  Cho, Jongki ^a   Park, Seungeun ^b   Chung, Hyungmin ^b   Shim, Hosup ^c   Lee, Byeongchun ^a   Rhee, Kihyeong ^d   Kang, Sungkeun ^a   Han, Jaeyong ^a   Lee, Changkyu ^a   Lee, Eunsong ^e   Hwang, Woosuk ^a   Lim, Jeongmook ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

^d Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^e Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Blastocyst; Embryo culture; Mouse; Preimplantation development

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MORULA; MOUSE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MORULA; PHOSPHATES; PREGNANCY; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 11244327641     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.797     Document Type: Article

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