In vitro culture of bovine embryos in Menezo's B2 medium with or without coculture and serum: The normalcy of pregnancies and calves resulting from transferred embryos

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 60-61, Issue , 2000, Pages 81-91

  Hasler, John F ^a  

^a Em Tran Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Calves; Cattle; Embryo culture; In Vitro; Pregnancies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; BUFFALO RAT; CATTLE; COCULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATTLE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED BUF; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0034596129     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00086-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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