Effects of different laser-drilled openings in the zona pellucida on hatching of in vitro-produced cattle blastocysts

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 714-719

  Schmoll, Friedrich ^b   Schneider, Hendrik ^a   Montag, Markus ^c   Wimmers, Klaus ^a   Rink, Klaus ^d   Schellander, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Blastocysts; Cattle; Hatching; Laser; Zona drilling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HATCHING; LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0141517120     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)00989-0     Document Type: Article

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