Recovery rate and developmental potential in vitro of buffalo oocytes depend on age of the animal

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 586-587

  Raghu, H M ^a   Nandi, S ^a,b   Ravindranatha, B M ^a   Reddy, S M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

^c VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Buffalo; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; DEVELOPMENT; DONOR; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

EID: 0036629405     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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