In vitro culture of buffalo oocytes and embryos: Comparison between individual and group culture

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 769-770

  Ravindranatha, B M ^a,b   Nandi, S ^a,b   Reddy, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Animal reproduction; Buffalo; Embryos; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; GROUP DYNAMICS; INDIVIDUALITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 0346955707     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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