In vitro and in vivo developmental capacity of oocytes from prepubertal and adult sheep

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1433-1443

  O'Brien, J K ^a   Catt, S L ^a   Ireland, K A ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a   Evans, G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; In vitro culture; Prepubertal; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OOCYTE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

EID: 0031422099     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00134-9     Document Type: Article

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