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Chapter 5 - pH regulation in gamete and embryo culture systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

Kay Elder ,
Marc Van den Bergh  and
Bryan Woodward
Kay Elder
Affiliation:
Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge
Marc Van den Bergh
Affiliation:
Fertility Laboratory, Kantonsspital Baden
Bryan Woodward
Affiliation:
IVF Consultancy Services, Leicester
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Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving in the IVF Laboratory , pp. 59 - 78
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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Conaghan, J (2014). pH control in the embryo culture environment. In Culture Media, Solutions, and Systems in Human ART, Quinn, P. (ed). Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Lizotte, M, Moeggenberg, M (2013). Making good pH measurements http://www.ysi.com/media/support/YSI-Making-Good-pH-Measurements-web.pdf.Google Scholar
Ross, M (2004). pH electrode performance. Sensorex Technical Bulletin. http://www.sensorex.com/support/more/ph_electrode_performance.Google Scholar
Swain, JE (2010). Optimizing the culture environment in the IVF laboratory: impact of pH and buffer capacity on gamete and embryo quality. RBM Online, 21(1), 6–16.Google ScholarPubMed
Swain, JE (2012). Is there an optimum pH for culture media used in clinical IVF?Hum Reprod Update, 18(3), 333–9.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Swain, JE (2013). Comparison of three pH measuring devices within the IVF laboratory. Fertil Steril, 100(3) S251.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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