Effects of activin A on the in vitro development and mRNA expression of bovine embryos cultured in chemically-defined two-step culture medium

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-593

  Park, J E ^a   Oh, H J ^a   Hong, S G ^a   Jang, G ^a   Kim, M K ^b   Lee, B C ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; RNA, MESSENGER;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77956096980     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01306.x     Document Type: Article

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