Embryo splitting can increase the quantity but not the quality of blastocysts

Objective: In this study, we investigated the developmental potential of single blastomeres that were obtained from 4-cell mice embryos that were split during the blastocyst stage. Materials and Methods: Imprinting Control Region (ICR) mice (age: 6–8 weeks), were superovulated and mated with a singl...

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Main Authors: Hsun-Han Tang, Yung-Chieh Tsai, Cheng-Tsung Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-06-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102845591200068X