Developmental capacity of bovine IVM/IVF oocytes with experimentally induced hardening of the zona pellucida

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 255-259

  Katska, L ^a,b   Kania, G ^a   Smorag, Z ^a   Wayda, E ^a   Plucienniczak, G ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

^b INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

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EID: 0001441388     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1999.tb01248.x     Document Type: Article

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