Culture of preimplantation embryos: Facts and artifacts

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 91-148

  Bavister, Barry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture medid; Developmental endpoints; Embryo metabolism; Experimental design; Intracellular pH

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTIFACT; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS;

EID: 14544272393     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/1.2.91     Document Type: Article

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