Comparison of two manipulation methods to produce in vitro fertilized, biopsied and vitrified bovine embryos

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 501-509

  Vajta, G ^a,b   Holm, P ^a,b   Greve, T ^b   Callesen, H ^a,b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Bovine; Embryo; In vitro production; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031567840     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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