The effects of Vitamin A administration on the development of vitrified-warmed mouse blastocyst

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 125-133

  Babaei, H ^a   Nematallahi Mahani, S N ^b   Kheradmand, A ^c  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Mouse; Vitamin A; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN A;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33746271293     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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