Oocyte quality in small antral follicles in the presence or absence of a large dominant follicle in cattle

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-199

  Smith, L C ^a   Olivera Angel, M ^a,c   Groome, N P ^b   Bhatia, B ^a   Price, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030010449     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1060193     Document Type: Article

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