The preimplantation embryo: Handle with care

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-185

  Watkins, Adam J ^a   Papenbrock, Tom ^a   Fleming, Tom P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gene expression; In vitro culture; Maternal diet; Preimplantation embryo

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 40349093036     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042956     Document Type: Review

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