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Original Article
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 1998;41(2):489-493. Published online January 1, 2001.
- The Mouse Embryo Culture System: Improving the Sensitivity for Use as a Quality Control Assay for Human in vitro Fertilization.
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J Song, N H Yang, D S Kim, C S Park, S J Cho
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- Abstract
- OBJECTIVES
To determine whether the mouse embryo culture system can be sensitized to provide improved differentiation of suboptimal culture media for in vitro fertilization. DESIGN: Mouse embryo development in media prepared from one of two water sources were compared using embryos from two kinds of pretreatments, with either zona removal or intact. RESULTS: embryos with intact zona pellucida were able to develop in suboptimal culture conditions, even when cultured in tap water without protein sources. CONCLUSION: The mouse embryo culture system has deficiencies as an assay of culture medium quality, but the sensitivity of the assa.
Keywords :Mouse embryo culture;IVF
