In vitro assessment of embryo viability

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-16

  Overström, Eric W ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental competence; Embryo; In vitro; Viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002225474     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)84625-5     Document Type: Article

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