Improved felid embryo development by group culture is maintained with heterospecific companions

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-92

  Spindler, Rebecca E ^a   Crichton, Elizabeth G ^b   Agca, Yuksel ^c   Loskutoff, Naida ^b   Critser, John ^c   Gardner, David K ^d   Wildt, David E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocrine; Blastocyst; Embryo group culture; Heterospecific; Paracrine; Reactive oxygen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CAT; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MOUSE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MICE; OOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 33744936002     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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