Development of in-vitro-derived bovine embryos in protein-free media: Effects of amino acids, glucose, pyruvate, lactate, phosphate and osmotic pressure

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 439-449

  Wirtu, G ^a,b   Pope, C E ^b   Damiani, P ^b   Miller, F ^c   Dresser, B L ^b,d   Short, C R ^a   Godke, R A ^a,e   Bavister, B D ^a,d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Cyagra Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemically defined; Glycolysis; In vitro culture; Krebs cycle

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO STUDY; MORULA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BOVINAE; CRICETINAE;

EID: 1942500126     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/rd03090     Document Type: Article

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