Amino acid and fatty acid composition of follicular fluid as predictors of in-vitro embryo development

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 859-868

  Sinclair, Kevin D ^a   Lunn, L A ^a   Kwong, W Y ^a   Wonnacott, K ^a   Linforth, R S T ^a   Craigon, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Blastocysts; Fatty acids; Follicular fluid; IVF; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLYCINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LIPID COMPOSITION; MORPHOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 45749085303     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60153-8     Document Type: Article

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