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The importance of growth factors for preimplantation embryo development and in-vitro culture
6 May 2008
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The present paper reviews evidence that preimplantation embryos are naturally exposed and designed to respond to growth factors during preimplantation development. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies have demonstrated that in-vivo human preimplantation embryos are exposed to a mixture of many different growth factors, expressed by the follicles, oviducts and endometrium. Receptors for many of these...
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