Culture systems: Embryo density

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 912, Issue , 2012, Pages 273-312

  Reed, Michael L ^a  

^a Center for Reproductive Medicine of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocrine; Embryo culture; Embryo density; Group culture; Individual culture; Juxtacrine; Paracrine

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; HUMANS; PLASTICS;

EID: 84864863091     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-971-6_16     Document Type: Article

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