An Allometric Study on Relating the Growth of the Follicle to that of the Oocyte in Dairy Cows with Ovarian Cyst(s)

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-101

  Izumi, Tokukazu ^a   Suzuki, Hiromi ^a   Shima, Yurika ^a   Sakakida, Seishi ^a   Yoshimura, Jorson ^a   Sato, Eimei ^b  

^a Ishikawa Agricultural College   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Follicle; Oocyte; Oocyte growth rate; Ovarian cyst

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244400819     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.14.95     Document Type: Article

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