In vitro maturation of bovine oocytes in the presence of bovine activin A does not affect the number of embryos

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 37-45

  Izadyar, F ^a   Zeinstra, E ^a   Colenbrander, B ^a   Vanderstichele, H M J ^b   Bevers, M M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INNOGENETICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activin A; Embryo culture; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030566906     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01574-6     Document Type: Article

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