Ovarian Stimulation, Egg Aspiration, in vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer in the Baboon (Papio anubis): A Pilot Project at the Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-26

  D'Hooghe, Thomas M ^a,b   Spiessens, Carl S ^b   Chai, Daniel C ^a   Mwethera, Peter G ^a   Makokha, Aloys O ^a   Mwenda, Jason M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MENSTRUATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OOCYTES; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PAPIO; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0442309124     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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