Mammalian embryo co-culture: Trials and tribulations of a misunderstood method

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 441-458

  Orsi, Nicolas M ^a   Reischl, Judith B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Embryotrophism; Growth factor; Somatic cell; Viability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SERUM; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MAMMALS; SERUM;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845929535     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.10.011     Document Type: Review

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