Effective superovulation for rat inbred strains and in vitro culture of preimplantatory embryos: A retrospective study

Journal of Experimental Animal Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 99-108

  Dorsch, Martina M ^a   Hedrich, H J ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vitro culture; Inbred strain; Preimplantation embryo; Rat embryo; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INBRED STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; RAT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUPEROVULATION; TISSUE CULTURE; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032423848     PISSN: 09398600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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