superovulated
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embryo transfer — noun Date: 1966 a procedure used especially in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female called also embryo transplant … New Collegiate Dictionary
Early pregnancy factor — (EPF) or early conception factor (ECF) is a protein associated with mammalian embryos shortly after fertilization. [cite journal | author = Smart Y, Roberts T, Clancy R, Cripps A | title = Early pregnancy factor: its role in mammalian… … Wikipedia
embryotransfer — embryo transfer n. In both senses also called embryo transplant. 1. The process in which an egg that has been fertilized in vitro is transferred into a recipient s uterus. 2. A technique used in animal breeding in which an embryo from a… … Universalium
superovulation — [so͞o΄pəräv΄yə lā′shən, so͞o΄pərō΄vyəlā′shən] n. the release of a larger than normal number of eggs for fertilization, esp. when artificially induced by injected hormones to produce embryos for transplantation, frozen storage, etc. superovulate… … Universalium
superovulate — superovulation, n. /sooh peuhr ov yeuh layt , oh vyeuh /, v., superovulated, superovulating. (of humans, domestic animals, etc.) v.i. 1. to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment. v.t. 2. to cause to… … Universalium
embryo transfer — n a procedure used esp. in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female called also embryo transplant * * * the transfer of an embryo from an in vitro culture into the… … Medical dictionary
superovulation — [so͞o΄pəräv΄yə lā′shən, so͞o΄pərō΄vyəlā′shən] n. the release of a larger than normal number of eggs for fertilization, esp. when artificially induced by injected hormones to produce embryos for transplantation, frozen storage, etc. superovulate… … English World dictionary
embryo transfer — noun also embryo transplant : a procedure used especially in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female * * * the transfer of a developing embryo to or from the uterus … Useful english dictionary
