DNA methylation and gene expression in IVF

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 709-710

  Menezo, Yves ^a   Elder, Kay ^b   Benkhalifa, Moncef ^a   Dale, Brian ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

^b Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Assisted Fertilization   (Italy)

Author keywords

Culture medium; DNA methylation; Essential amino acids; Folic acid; Human embryos; Methionine

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HISTONE H3; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 77957809162     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.02.016     Document Type: Note

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