Production and transfer of IVF embryos from individual inhibin-immunized cows by ultrasound-guided transvaginal follicular aspiration

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 893-896

  Konishi, Masato ^a   Aoyagi, Yoshito ^a   Takedomi, Toshiro ^a   Itakura, Hatsue ^a   Itoh, Takako ^a   Yazawa, Shigeto ^a  

^a ZEN NOH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo transfer; IVF; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE; UTA;

FREUND ADJUVANT; INHIBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT; SUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; INHIBINS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBITS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SUCTION; SWINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030227236     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.893     Document Type: Article

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