Effect of embryo density on in vitro development and gene expression in bovine in vitro-fertilized embryos cultured in a Microwell system

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-122

  Sugimura, Satoshi ^a,b   Akai, Tomonori ^c   Hashiyada, Yutaka ^a   Aikawa, Yoshio ^a   Ohtake, Masaki ^a   Matsuda, Hideo ^a   Kobayashi, Shuji ^a   Kobayashi, Eiji ^a,d   Konishi, Kazuyuki ^a   Imai, Kei ^a  

^a NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO LTD   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine embryo; Developmental kinetics; Embryo density; Gene expression; Individual culture

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 84876565189     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2012-113     Document Type: Article

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