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Mouse embryo culture induces changes in postnatal phenotype including raised systolic blood pressure.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 Mar 2007
Watkins Adam J, Platt Duncan, Papenbrock Tom, Wilkins Adrian, Eckert Judith J, Kwong Wing Yee, Osmond Clive, Hanson Mark, Fleming Tom P
Abstract excerpt
A key factor in the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) for diverse species is the safety of procedures for long-term health. By using a mouse model, we have investigated the effect of in vitro culture and embryo transfer (ET) of superovulated embryos on postnatal growth and physiological activity compared with that of embryos developing in vivo. Embryo culture from two-cell to blastocyst stages in T6...
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