In vitro production bovine embryos: Developmental competence is acquired before maturation

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1061-1075

  Blondin, P ^b   Coenen, K ^b   Guilbault, L A ^a   Sirard, M A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bovine; FSH P; In vitro development; IVF; IVM; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 0031109644     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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