Structural and Functional Changes in Porcine Cumulus-Oocyte-Complexes during Preovulatory Maturation

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 249-253

  Torner, H ^a   Brussow K P ^a   Tomek, W ^a   Alm, H ^a   Ratky J ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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EID: 0007882247     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1998.tb01353.x     Document Type: Article

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