Development of ovine embryos in synthetic oviductal fluid containing amino acids at oviductal fluid concentrations

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 703-708

  Walker, S K ^a   Hill, J L ^b,c   Kleemann, D O ^a   Nancarrow, C D ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CICONIIFORMES; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0029816059     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.3.703     Document Type: Article

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