The effect of estrous ewe serum and heparin on in vitro fertilization and subsequent embryonic development in sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Li, F ^a   Pi, W H ^b   Zhu, H Z ^a   Zhang, S S ^b   Liu, S R ^b   Xue, J L ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BSA and heparin; Estrous ewe serum (EES); In vitro fertilization (IVF); Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33646178471     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.02.019     Document Type: Article

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