Culture of in vitro-produced bovine embryos with vitamin E improves development in vitro and after transfer to recipients

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 248-252

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

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

^b Foothills Campus ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033959655     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.2.248     Document Type: Article

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