Superovulation of rabbits with FSH alters in vivo development of vitrified morulae

Theriogenology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1081-1092

  Kauffman, R D ^a   Schmidt, P M ^b   Rall, W F ^b   Hoeg, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo banking; Follicle stimulating hormone; Superovulation; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FOLLITROPIN; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORULA; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RABBIT; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MORULA; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032212801     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00209-X     Document Type: Article

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