Improving post-transfer survival of bovine embryos produced in vitro: Actions of insulin-like growth factor-1, colony stimulating factor-2 and hyaluronan

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1602-1609

  Block, J ^a,b   Hansen, P J ^a   Loureiro, B ^a   Bonilla, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Ovatech LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Colony stimulating factor 2; Embryo transfer; Hyaluronan; Insulin like growth factor 1

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PREGNANCY;

BOS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80655149007     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.07.025     Document Type: Review

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