In vitro fertilization and artificial activation of eggs of the direct-developing anuran Eleutherodactylus coqui

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Toro, Esteban ^a,b   Michael, Scott F ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FROG; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYSPERMY; PUERTO RICO; SPECIES CONSERVATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 18144424847     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-2-60     Document Type: Article

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