Oocyte quality of small antral follicles coexisting with cystic follicles in the ovaries of the cow

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-203

  Takagi, M ^a   Choi, Y H ^a   Kamishita, H ^a   Acosta, T J ^a   Wijayagunawardane, M P B ^a   Miyamoto, A ^a   Miyazawa, K ^a   Sato, K ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle ovary; Follicular cyst; Oocyte characteristics

Indexed keywords

COW; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; DOUBLE ANTIBODY ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MATURATION; OOCYTE; OVARY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CYST; FOLLICULAR FLUID; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; RABBITS; SUPEROVULATION;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032524060     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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