Effects of Japanese Kampo Medicines on Physiological Function of Frozen-Thawed Bovine Spermatozoa in in Vitro Fertilization

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Zhao, Jia ^a   Hattori, Masa Aki ^a   Fujihara, Noboru ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine oocyte; In vitro fertilization; Japanese kampo Medicines; Morphological; TEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346437513     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.14.169     Document Type: Article

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