A growing number of medical, scientific and biotechnological procedures rely on culture of
mammalian preimplantation embryos. This review presents currently available data on …

The morphology, cleavage rate and viability of preimplantation embryos from random bred
Swiss mice were assessed after culture in different incubation volumes and embryo …

In vitro culture (IVC) of preimplantation mouse embryos is associated with changes in gene
expression. It is however, not known if the method of fertilization affects the global pattern of …

The foetal origins of adult diseases or Barker hypothesis suggests that there can be adverse
in uterus effects on the foetus that can lead to certain diseases in adults. Extending this …

Despite advantages of in vitro embryo production in many species, widespread use of this
technology is limited by generally lower developmental competence of in vitro derived …

Currently, the stage of embryo development has been proposed as one of many criteria for
identifying healthy embryos in infertility clinics with the fastest embryos being highlighted as …

Mouse pronuclear embryos were obtained by in vitro fertilization with oocytes of 55 strains of
immature females by gonadotrophin-induced ovulation and epididymal sperm of Slc: ICR …

Culture of preimplantation mammalian embryos and cells can influence their subsequent
growth and differentiation. Previously, we reported that culture of mouse embryonic stem …

The environment to which the mammalian embryo is exposed during the preimplantation
period of development has a profound effect on the physiology and viability of the …

Considerable advances in media development for the culture of preimplantation mammalian
embryos have been made since mouse embryos were first cultured and successfully …