Procedural improvements for in vitro production of viable uterine stage caprine embryos

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-254

  Keskintepe, L ^a   Luvoni, G C ^a   Rzucidlo, S J ^a   Brackett, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Caprine; Embryo transfer; IVF

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000667268     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00811-X     Document Type: Article

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