Secretion of stem cell factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by mouse embryos in culture: Influence of group culture

Zygote

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-301

  Contramaestre, A P ^a   Sifontes, F ^b   Marin R ^c   Camejo, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Embryo; GM CSF; Group culture; SCF

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH PROMOTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; STEM CELL FACTOR;

EID: 56049105882     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199408004760     Document Type: Article

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