Strategies for ovulation induction and oocyte retrieval in the lowland gorilla

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-110

  Hatasaka, Harry H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive techniques; in vitro fertilization; infertility; lowland gorilla

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GORILLA; INFERTILITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 0031052134     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765779     Document Type: Article

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