Toward culture of single gametes: The development of microfluidic platforms for assisted reproduction

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Wheeler, M B ^a,b   Walters, E M ^a   Beebe, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Embryo culture; Gamete; IVF; Microfluidics; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EVALUATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

BOS; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34447624305     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.042     Document Type: Article

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