The influence of microinjection of foreign gene into the pronucleus of fertilized egg on the preimplantation development, cell number and diameter of rabbit embryos

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-175

  Makarevich, A V ^a   Chrenek, P ^a   Fl'ak, P ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cell Number; Egg; Embryo Diameter; Microinjection; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 28844483845     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.171     Document Type: Article

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