Follicular fluid and cumulus cells synergistically improve mouse early embryo development in vitro

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-199

  Malekshah, Abbasali Karimpour ^a   Moghaddam, Amir Esmailnejad ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co culture; Cumulus cell; Follicular fluid; Mouse embryo; Two cell block

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 23044488157     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.16051     Document Type: Article

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