Use of spermatozoa from epididymus of slaughtered rams for in vitro fertilization of ovine oocytes

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-146

  Wani, N A ^a   Wani, G M ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Animal reproduction; In vitro fertilization; In vitro maturation; Sheep; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038128410     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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