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In assisted reproduction, many factors in the culture environment, including light, temperature, pH, and culture media, can reduce preimplantation embryo viability. Laboratory glassware is also a known risk factor for in vitro embryos; however, the underlying mechanisms that disrupt embryonic development remain unclear. We identified Zn eluted from glassware as an embryotoxic substance.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT Tatsuma Yao is employed by Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Supporting Information Filename Description gtc13077-sup-0001-TableS1.xlsxExcel 2007 spreadsheet , 70.5 KB TABLE S1: Fetal and placental weights. The fetal weight, placental weight, average, standard deviation, and p-value of the Shapiro–Wilk test for the mKp-10, hKp-10, and conventional pseudopregnant groups are shown. REFERENCES , & (2020).