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Chapter 10 - Embryo Culture

from Section 2 - Assisted Reproductive Procedures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2021

Edited by
Eliezer Girsh
Eliezer Girsh
Affiliation:
Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon
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Global tissue culture media were first developed by Ludwig and Ringer, nearly 150 years ago. These were simple salt solutions, simulating the properties of serum. The second generation of culture media, developed in the 1970s, mimics the female reproductive tract environment. A new, third generation of media was more improved and provided optimal growth conditions in vitro. The shift from home-brewed culture media to commercially manufactured media has contributed to improvements in laboratory and clinical outcomes, eliminating inconsistencies, manufacturing errors, and batch-to-batch variability.

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A Textbook of Clinical Embryology , pp. 114 - 125
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Embryo Culture
  • Edited by Eliezer Girsh
  • Book: A Textbook of Clinical Embryology
  • Online publication: 05 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108881760.011
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