Recent Development in Embryo Technology in Pigs - Review

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 966-975

  Niwa, K ^a   Funahashi, H ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryo Technology; IVF; IVM; Oocyte; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346785582     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.966     Document Type: Review

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