In vitro maturation and fertilization of equine oocytes recovered during the breeding season

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 547-560

  Dell'Aquila, M E ^a   Fusco, S ^a   Lacalandra, G M ^a   Maritato, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Equine; IVF; IVM; Oocyte; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0000733449     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(95)00402-T     Document Type: Article

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