Birth of lambs after direct transfer of vitrified ovine embryos

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 309-312

  Okada, Aki ^a   Wachi, Sachiko ^a   Iida, Kenji ^a   Zyouzyou, Sachio ^a   Togawa, Morihiko ^a   Asada, Masatsugu ^a   Fukui, Yutaka ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Direct transfer; Ewe; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345814151     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.48.309     Document Type: Article

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