The contribution of the male to ovine embryogenesis in an in vitro embryo production system

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 9-26

  Morris, Lee H A ^a,b   Randall, Adrienne E ^a   King, W A ^a   Johnson, W H ^a   Buckrell, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo; In vitro embryo production; Male factor; Ram; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL VIABILITY; MALE; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

OVIS;

EID: 0037439994     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00188-4     Document Type: Article

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