Factors affecting survival rates of in vitro produced bovine embryos after vitrification and direct in-straw rehydration

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-200

  Vajta, Gábor ^a   Holm, Peter ^a   Greve, Torben ^a   Callesen, Henrik ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo; In vitro; Rehydration; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MORULA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MORULA; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030590852     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01583-7     Document Type: Article

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