The effect of energy substrate concentration and amino acids on the in vitro development of preimplantation porcine embryos

Cloning and Stem Cells

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-215

  Beebe, Luke F S ^a   McIlfactrick, S ^a   Nottle, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; ENERGY TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOSE; LACTATES; MALE; PYRUVATES; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 34347390667     PISSN: 15362302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clo.2006.0060     Document Type: Article

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