Determination of bovine fetal sex by PCR using fetal fluid aspirated by transvaginal ultrasound-guided amniocentesis

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1563-1569

  Kamimura, S ^a   Nishiyama, N ^a   Ookutsu, S ^a   Goto, K ^a   Hamana, K ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Cow; Fetal sex; PCR; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; COW; FETUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031427858     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00161-1     Document Type: Article

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