Effects of BSA and fetal bovine serum in culture medium on development of rat embryos

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-242

  Han, Myung Sook ^a   Niwa, Koji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 cell embryo; Embryo transfer; In vitro development; Rat; Serum

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HATCHING; MORULA; NONHUMAN;

BOVINAE;

EID: 18244366345     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.49.235     Document Type: Article

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