Use of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction to detect embryonic interleukin-1 system messenger RNA in individual preimplantation mouse embryos co-cultured with Vero cells

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1537-1544

  Huang, Hong Yuan ^a,b   Krüssel, Jan S ^a   Wen, Yan ^a   Polan, Mary Lake ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Embryo; Interleukin 1; Preimplantation development; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Vero cells

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HATCHING; MORULA; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERO CELL;

EID: 1842370910     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.7.1537     Document Type: Article

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