Presence of granulosa cells during oocyte maturation improved in vitro development of IVM-IVF bovine oocytes that were collected by ultrasound-guided transvaginal aspiration

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 573-581

  Konishi, M ^a   Aoyagi, Y ^a   Takedomi, T ^a   Itakura, H ^a   Itoh, T ^a   Yazawa, S ^a  

^a Embryo Transfer Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Granulosa cells; Male pronuclear formation; Oocytes; Transvaginal aspiration

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0000435992     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(95)00404-V     Document Type: Article

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