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Expression of certain HLA-I types in cleavage-stage embryos.

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Artificial oocyte activation in severe teratozoospermia undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

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.

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

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.

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

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

[Embryo quality and selection]