The effects of group size on development and interferon-τ secretion by in-vitro fertilized and cultured bovine blastocysts

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2075-2079

  Larson, Melissa A ^a   Kubisch, H Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine blastocyst; Culture; Embryo density; Group size; Interferon

Indexed keywords

TAU INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL SECRETION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0032800651     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.8.2075     Document Type: Article

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