Fertilization of bovine oocytes induced solely with combined laser microbeam and optical tweezers

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-265

  Clement Sengewald, Annette ^a,e   Schütze, Karin ^b   Ashkin, Arthur ^c   Palma, Gustavo A ^a   Kerlen, Gertrude ^d   Brem, Gottfried ^a  

^a Bayerische Klonierungsforschungs GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^b Applikatives Laserzentrum Harlaching   (Germany)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^d Inst den Wissenschaftlichen Film   (Germany)

^e Prol Bosques de Reforma 1416 ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

laser micromanipulation; laser zona drilling; laser assisted fertilization; laser mediated subzonal sperm insertion; microinsemination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; LASER; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LASERS; MALE; MICROMANIPULATION; OOCYTES; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0029877344     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02065947     Document Type: Article

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