Effects of Glutamine, Glycine and Taurine on the Development of in Vitro Fertilized Bovine Zygotes in a Chemically Defined Medium

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 433-437

  Takahashi, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kanagawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine embryo; Culture; Glutamine; Glycine; Taurine

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CICONIIFORMES; POTATO VIRUS A;

GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORULA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERM; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; MALE; MORULA; OOCYTES; SEMEN; TAURINE; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0032045040     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.433     Document Type: Article

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