Review: Role of tubal environment in preimplantation embryogenesis: Application to co-culture assays

Zygote

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Guérin, Pierre ^a   Ménézo, Yves ^b,c  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^b Unilabs   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

Author keywords

Co culture; Culture medium; Embryo; Oviductal fluid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE;

EID: 79952990185     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199410000092     Document Type: Article

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