In vitro developmental competence of in vitro-matured bovine oocytes fertilized and cultured in completely defined media

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 333-339

  Keskintepe, Levent ^a   Brackett, Benjamin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; BICARBONATE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; HEPARIN; PENICILLAMINE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029740919     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.2.333     Document Type: Article

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