Evaluation of viability and apoptosis in horse embryos stored under different conditions at 5°C

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 921-932

  Moussa, M ^a,b   Tremoleda, J L ^c   Duchamp, G ^a   Bruyas, J F ^b   Colenbrander, B ^c   Bevers, M M ^c   Daels, P F ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Embryo; Equine; Necrosis; Transport; Viability

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1142281952     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00280-2     Document Type: Article

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