In vitro production of bovine embryos and their application for embryo transfer

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 675-685

  Hoshi, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a Res Inst for the Funct Peptides   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calving; Embryo quality; Embryo transfer; In vitro produced embryos; Serum free medium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0037438868     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01247-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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