The production of unusually large offspring following embryo manipulation: Concepts and challenges

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-120

  Walker, S K ^a   Hartwich, K M ^b   Seamark, R F ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloning; Embryo culture; Embryo transfer; Imprinting; Large offspring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000630603     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(95)00360-K     Document Type: Article

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