Development of in vitro matured, in vitro fertilized domestic cat embryos following cryopreservation, culture and transfer

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-251

  Gómez, Martha C ^a,b   Pope, Earle ^a   Harris, Rebecca ^a   Mikota, Susan ^a   Dresser, Betsy L ^a,c  

^a AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Domestic cat; In vitro maturation

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037937346     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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