Effect of Linoleic Acid-Albumin in the IVM and IVF Media on Survival of Frozen-Thawed Pronuclear Bovine Zygotes

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-22

  Hochi, Shinichi ^a   Kanamori, Akira ^a   Sugisawa, Kenjiro ^a   Kimura, Ken ^a   Hanada, Akira ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Ethylene glycol; Linoleic acid albumin; Pronuclear eggs; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001844958     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.16.19     Document Type: Article

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