Aspiration of oocytes from transitional, cycling, and pregnant mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 291-300

  Purcell, Scott H ^a   Seidel, George E ^a   McCue, Patrick M ^a   Squires, Edward L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; Mare; Oocyte aspiration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34249027966     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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