Effect of Exogenous Fatty Acids on in vitro Development of Rat Embryos

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-173

  Yahia Khandoker, M A M ^a,b   Tsujii, H ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Embryo Development; Fatty Acid; In Vitro Culture; Rat Embryo

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346873916     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.169     Document Type: Article

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