Reduced oxygen tension and EDTA improve bovine zygote development in a chemically defined medium

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 152-157

  Olson, S E ^a   Seidel Jr , G E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cattle; EDTA; In vitro; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EDETIC ACID; OXYGEN; PENTETIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EDETIC ACID; OXYGEN; PENTETIC ACID; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0033629042     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.781152x     Document Type: Article

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