The effect of folic acid on in vitro maturation and subsequent embryonic development of porcine immature oocytes

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-121

  Eun, Sun Kim ^a   Jin, Seong Seo ^a   Jin, Hee Eum ^a   Jung, Eun Lim ^a   Dong, Hoon Kim ^b   Tae, Ki Yoon ^a   Dong, Ryul Lee ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE;

APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE FLUID; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; CUMULUS CELLS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SUS SCROFA;

SUS;

EID: 59349088591     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20977     Document Type: Letter

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