Maternal and embryonic control of bovine pre-attachment development: Expression of oviductal and embryonic genes

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Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 55-69

  Watson, Andrew J ^a   Barcroft, Lisa C ^a   Betts, Dean H ^a   De Sousa, Paul A ^a   Gilfoyle, Elaine ^a   Looye, John ^a   Pierre Louis, Jackie ^a   Winger, Quinton A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Growth factors; Na K ATPase; Oocyte; Preimplantation development

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EID: 0038871803     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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