Survival and in vitro development of immature bovine oocytes cryopreserved by vitrification

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-28

  Yang, Byoung Chul ^a   Im, Gi Sun ^a   Chang, Won Kyong ^a   Lee, Yun Keun ^a   Oh, Sung Jong ^a   Jin, Dong Il ^a,c   Im, Kyong Sun ^a,b   Lee, Chang Kyu ^a,b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c SunMoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Bovine Immature Oocytes; Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP); Vitrification

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0037248293     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.23     Document Type: Article

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