Development and quality of sheep embryos cultured in commercial G1.3/G2.3 sequential media

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 233-240

  Garcia Garcia, R M ^a   Ward, F ^b   Fair, S ^b   O'Meara, C M ^b   Wade, M ^b   Duffy, P ^b   Lonergan, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cryosurvival; Embryo; Ewe; IVF; Sequential medium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847313735     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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