Structural aspects of the zona pellucida of in vitro-produced bovine embryos: A scanning electron and confocal laser scanning microscopic study

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 463-469

  Vanroose, Geert ^a   Nauwynck, Hans ^a   Van Soom, Ann ^a   Ysebaert, Marie Thérèse ^a   Charlier, Gerard ^b   Van Oostveldt, Patrick ^a   De Kruif, Aart ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE DIARRHEA VIRUS; BOVINE HERPES VIRUS; CATTLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MORULA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 1; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 1; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033956962     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.2.463     Document Type: Article

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