Relation between physical properties of the zona pellucida and viability of bovine embryos after slow-freezing and vitrification

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-209

  Moreira Da Silva, F ^a   Metelo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; HEAT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOVINAE; HERAEUS;

EID: 20444460334     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2005.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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