Cumulus-oocyte communications in the horse: Role of the breeding season and of the maturation medium

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 70-75

  Colleoni, S ^a   Luciano, A M ^b   Gandolfi, F ^b,c  

^a Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Anatomia degli Animali Domestici   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2342618311     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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