Low temperature preservation of mouse fetal germ cells at 4°C

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1029-1035

  Kato, Y ^a   Tsunoda, Y ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mouse fetal germ cells; Nuclear transfer; Preservation

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0004963997     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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