Effects of Glutamine on Blastocoele Formation and Hatching in Mouse Preimplantation Embryos

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-78

  Masuda, Shinya ^a   Koyanagi, Fukashi ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocoele formation; Glutamine; Hatching; Mouse embryo

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149284851     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.23.74     Document Type: Article

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