A mouse model for improving cell survival of bisected cattle embryos

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-534

  Bredbacka, Peter ^a  

^a Finnish Animal Breeding Association   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cell lysis; Cytochalasin; Demi embryo; Hoechst 33258; Propidium iodide; Splitting; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030327709     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72765     Document Type: Article

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