Media composition: Macromolecules and embryo growth

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 912, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-127

  Meintjes, Marius ^a  

^a Frisco Institute for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Embryo; Human; Macromolecule; Protein; Quality control

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PROTEINS;

EID: 84864862747     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-971-6_8     Document Type: Article

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