Microfluidic technology for in vitro embryo production

2nd Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 104-108

  Wheeler, M B ^a   Beebe, D J ^b   Walters, E M ^a   Raty, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; embryo; in vitro production; livestock; maturation; microfluidic; porcine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; EFFICIENCY; MAMMALS; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS;

EMBRYO; IN-VITRO; LIVESTOCK; MATURATION; PORCINE;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84964582920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MMB.2002.1002274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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