Improvement of the culture conditions for the development of human preimplantation embryos

Autor: D. G. Whittingham, I. Findlay, Audrey L. Muggleton-Harris
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Human Reproduction. 5:217-220
ISSN: 1460-2350
0268-1161
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137073
Popis: The culture of human preimplantation embryos from the 1-cell to the morula/blastocyst stage of development is not satisfactory at present. The success of various IVF laboratories ranges from 18 to 23%, therefore there is a requirement for improvement in the standard conditions used to culture the embryo. Using a limited number of 'spare' human embryos which were donated for research, in-vitro studies have been undertaken using various culture media. The results show that a significant improvement in viability is achieved using Ham's F-12 medium compared with other media presently used for culturing embryos.
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