Mouse embryo co-culture with autologous cumulus cells and fetal development post-embryo transfer

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 420-427

  Omar Farouk, Farha Naomi ^a   Stott, David ^b   Vlad, Marcela ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cumulus cell co culture; Embryo transfer; Fetal development; Sequential culture medium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR;

MUS;

EID: 79957606230     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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