Definition of «embryo culture»

Embryo culture is when scientists or doctors grow and develop embryos (early stages of an organism's development) outside of the mother's body. This can be done for various reasons, such as helping infertile couples conceive, studying embryonic development, or selecting healthy embryos for implantation during in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Sentences with «embryo culture»

Substrate utilization in porcine embryos cultured in NCSU23 and G1.2 / G2.2 culture medium. (adelaide.edu.au)
She thinks that data from embryos cultured for nearly two weeks in the laboratory will provide more useful information than Egli's stem cell studies. (scientificamerican.com)
Additional studies evaluating the mechanisms by which race / ethnicity, infertility diagnosis, and day of embryo culture affect perinatal outcomes in both autologous [donor and recipient are the same person] and donor IVF pregnancies are warranted to develop preventive measures to increase the likelihood of obtaining a good perinatal outcome among ART users,» the authors write. (sciencedaily.com)
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