Effects of follicular fluid during in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes on in vitro fertilization and early embryonic development

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1012-1016

  Romero Arredondo, A ^a   Seidel Jr , G E ^a  

^a Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029907299     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.5.1012     Document Type: Article

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