Gnrh improves the recovery rate and the in vitro developmental competence of oocytes obtained by transvaginal follicular aspiration from superstimulated heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 291-298

  Bordignon, V ^a   Morin, N ^b   Durocher, J ^b   Bousquet, D ^b   Smith, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Boviteq   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follicular aspiration; GnRH; Heifers; IVC; IVF; IVM; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 0031570809     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)84076-9     Document Type: Article

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