Effects of fetuin on zona pellucida hardening, fertilization and embryo development in cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 181-191

  Landim Alvarenga, F C ^a   Boyazoglu, S E A ^b   Carvalho, L R ^a   Choi, Y H ^c   Squires, E L ^c   Seidel Jr , G E ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Sport Horse Research Center   (Italy)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Fetuin; Oocytes; Zona pellucida hardening

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; POTATO VIRUS A;

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS BLOOD; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL BLOOD; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0037124226     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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