Ultrasound-guided follicle aspiration: The collection of bovine cumulus- oocyte complexes from ovaries of slaughtered or live cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 757-765

  Hashimoto, S ^a   Takakura, R ^a   Kishi, M ^a   Sudo, T ^a   Minami, N ^b   Yamada, M ^b  

^a Embryo Transplantation Laboratory   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pressure; Bovine oocytes; Follicle aspiration; Needle diameter; Transvaginal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CATTLE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; SUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVARY; SUCTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033103282     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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