Effects of amino acids on maturation, fertilization and embryo development of pig follicular oocytes in two IVM media

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1473-1482

  Hong, J Y ^a   Yong, H Y ^b   Lee, B C ^b   Hwang, W S ^b   Lim, J M ^b   Lee, E S ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Defined medium; Maturation; Oocytes; Pig

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; MALE; OOCYTES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SWINE;

POTATO VIRUS A; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4644230250     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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