Detection of bovine early pregnancy factor in the culture medium of sperm-injected or plasmamembrane-perforated oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 243-246

  Kawahata, Kyoko ^a   Goto, Taichi ^a  

^a Shizukuishi Iwate Gun   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine in vitro matured oocyte; Early pregnancy factor; Inorganic perforation; Rosette inhibition titer; Sperm injection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344370125     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.42.243     Document Type: Article

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