Dipeptide forms of glycine support mouse preimplantation embryo development in vitro and provide protection against high media osmolality

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-290

  Moravek, Molly ^a   Fisseha, Senait ^a   Swain, Jason E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Blastocyst; Dipeptide; Embryo; Glycine; Osmolyte

Indexed keywords

ALANYLGLYCINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; DIPEPTIDE; GLYCYLGLYCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FREEZE THAWING; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOREGULATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; ECTOGENESIS; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIPEPTIDES; ECTOGENESIS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GLYCINE; GLYCYLGLYCINE; MICE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84863195539     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-011-9705-7     Document Type: Article

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