Early embryonic development and in vitro culture of in vivo produced embryos in the farmed European polecat (Mustela putorius)

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 965-975

  Lindeberg, H ^a   Jarvinen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blastocyst production; Carnivore; Embryo recovery; Ex situ preservation; Ferret; Hatching rate

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA; MUSTELA LUTREOLA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0042284147     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00100-6     Document Type: Article

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