Use of G1.2/G2.2 media for commercial bovine embryo culture: Equivalent development and pregnancy rates compared to co-culture

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 407-419

  Lane, Michelle ^a   Gardner, David K ^a   Hasler, Marilyn J ^b   Hasler, John F ^c  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Em Tran Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Defined media; Embryo transfer; IVF; Viability

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0038799654     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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