Three-dimensional live imaging of bovine embryos by optical coherence tomography

• Main Authors: Yasumitsu MASUDA (Author), Ryo HASEBE (Author), Yasushi KUROMI (Author), Masayoshi KOBAYASHI (Author), Misaki IWAMOTO (Author), Mitsugu HISHINUMA (Author), Tetsuya OHBAYASHI (Author), Ryo NISHIMURA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While embryo transfer (ET) is widely practiced, many of the transferred embryos fail to develop in cattle. To establish a more effective method for selecting bovine embryos for ET, here we quantified morphological parameters of living embryos using three-dimensional (3D) images non-invasively captur...