One-step versus two-step culture of mouse preimplantation embryos: Is there a difference?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3376-3384

  Biggers, John D ^a   McGinnis, L K ^a   Lawitts, J A ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer antigen 125; Creatine kinase; Ectopic pregnancy; Pregnancy of unknown location; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EDETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; HATCHING; IN VITRO STUDY; INNER CELL MASS; MALE; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; ZYGOTE;

EID: 28544451379     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei228     Document Type: Article

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