Effects of a GnRH agonist on oocyte number and maturation in mice superovulated with eCG and hCG

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 393-398

  Kanter, Mehmet ^a   Yildiz, Cengiz ^a   Meral, Ismail ^a   Koc, Ahmet ^a   Tasal, Ibrahim ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GnRH agonist; Mice; Oocyte maturation; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0346396620     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00222-X     Document Type: Article

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