In vitro maturation, fertilization and early cleavage rates of bovine fetal oocytes

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 373-380

  Chohan, Kazim R ^a,b   Hunter, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Development; Fetal; IVF; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0347026682     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00220-6     Document Type: Article

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