Effect of different sequential and two-step culture systems on the development, quality, and RNA expression profile of bovine blastocysts produced in vitro

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 403-414

  Felmer, R N ^a   Arias, M E ^a   Munoz G A ^a,b   Rio, J H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Embryos; KSOM; SOF

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL BOVINE SERUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEQUENTIAL CULTURE SYSTEM; SERUM; TWO STEP CULTURE SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; ZYGOTE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 79959375679     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21317     Document Type: Article

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