In vitro maturation of follicular oocytes of the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): A case report

Theriogenology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1251-1255

  Zhang, M J ^a   Hou, R ^a   Zhang, A J ^a   Zhang, Z H ^b   He, G X ^b   Li, G H ^a   Wang, J S ^a   Li, S C ^a   Song, Y F ^b   Fei, L S ^b   Chen, H W ^b  

^a CHENGDU RESEARCH BASE OF GIANT PANDA BREEDING   (China)

^b Chengdu Zoological Garden   (China)

Author keywords

Giant Panda; In vitro oocyte maturation; Nonbreeding season; Post mortem oocyte collection

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMAL BREEDING; ANIMAL CONSERVATION; GIANT PANDA; OOCYTE; PANDA;

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAR; BREEDING; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; EMBRYOLOGY; FATALITY; FEMALE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; URSIDAE;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 0032079731     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00072-7     Document Type: Article

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