Quality and age of companion felid embryos modulate enhanced development by group culture

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 167-173

  Spindler, R E ^a   Wildt, D E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early development; Embryo; Gamete biology; In vitro fertilization; Reproductive technology

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CAT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0036135640     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod66.1.167     Document Type: Article

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