Promoting effect of amino acids added to a chemically defined medium on blastocyst formation and blastomere proliferation of bovine embryos cultured in vitro

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 257-267

  Lee, Eun S ^a   Fukui, Yutaka ^b   Lee, Byeong C ^c   Lim, Jeong M ^c   Hwang, Woo S ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Blastocyst; Blastomere proliferation; Cattle embryology

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 4143122404     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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