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Non-viable human embryos as a source of viable cells for embryonic stem cell derivation

Effects of age and equine follicle-stimulating hormone (eFSH) on collection and viability of equine oocytes assessed by morphology and developmental competency after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Effects of leptin on in vitro maturation, fertilization and embryonic cleavage after ICSI and early developmental expression of leptin (Ob) and leptin receptor (ObR) proteins in the horse.

Enhanced developmental potential of heat-shocked porcine parthenogenetic embryos is related to accelerated mitogen-activated protein kinase dephosphorylation.

Frozen-thawed cleavage-stage embryo transfer cycles after previous GnRH agonist or antagonist stimulation.

Distribution of p53 binding protein 1 (53BP1) and phosphorylated H2A.X during mouse preimplantation development in the absence of DNA damage.

Osmotic stress induced by sodium chloride, sucrose or trehalose improves cryotolerance and developmental competence of porcine oocytes.

Evaluation of day one embryo quality and IVF outcome--a comparison of two scoring systems.

In vitro production and cryotolerance of prepubertal and adult goat blastocysts obtained from oocytes collected by laparoscopic oocyte-pick-up (LOPU) after FSH treatment.

[Actin localization in the nuclei of two-cell mouse embryos].

Morphological analysis at compacting stage is a valuable prognostic tool for ICSI patients.

Blastocyst production from in vitro-produced day-2 bovine embryos classified by cleavage stage, and cytogenetical evaluation of the resultant day-8 blastocysts.

Leukemia inhibitory factor induces cumulus expansion in immature human and mouse oocytes and improves mouse two-cell rate and delivery rates when it is present during mouse in vitro oocyte maturation.

Artificial oocyte activation in severe teratozoospermia undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Ectopic expression of prelamin A in early Xenopus embryos induces apoptosis.

Effect of human granulosa cell co-culture using standard culture media on the maturation and fertilization potential of immature human oocytes.

In vitro development of mouse pronuclear embryos to blastocysts in sequential media with and without co-culture of autologous cumulus cells.

Roles of the first and second round of DNA replication in the regulation of zygotic gene activation in mice.

Stability of aneuploidy rate in polar bodies in two cohorts from the same patient.

The vertebrate segmentation clock: the tip of the iceberg.