Dynamic microfunnel culture enhances mouse embryo development and pregnancy rates

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 613-622

  Heo, Y S ^a,c   Cabrera, L M ^b   Bormann, C L ^b,d   Shah, C T ^a   Takayama, S ^a   Smith, G D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic microfunnel culture; Embryo culture; IVF; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROFLUIDICS; MOUSE; MOUSE EMBRYO; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; ZYGOTE;

EID: 76749157414     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep449     Document Type: Article

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