Developmental Competence of Frozen-thawed Blastocysts from Fair-quality Bovine Embryos Cultured with β-Mercaptoethanol

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 282-286

  Otoi, T ^a   Koyama, N ^b   Yamamoto, K ^b   Horikita, N ^b   Tachikawa, S ^b   Suzuki, T ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokushima Pref Beef Cattle Swine E   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fair quality; mercaptoethanol; embryo; development; bovine.

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; MERCAPTOETHANOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0034185046     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.1999.0408     Document Type: Article

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