Transfer of European mink (Mustela lutreola) embryos into hybrid recipients

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 458-467

  Amstislavsky, Sergei ^a   Aalto, Jussi ^b   Järvinen, Mikko ^b   Lindeberg, Heli ^b   Valtonen, Maija ^b   Zudova, Galina ^c   Ternovskaya, Yulia ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Endangered species; European mink; Ex situ preservation; Mustelidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERRET; HYBRIDIZATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MINK; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERRETS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MINK; PREGNANCY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA LUTREOLA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 3042845645     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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