Influence of diameter and follicular fase on the in vitro competence of oocytes from Nelore heifers;Influência do diâmetro e da fase folicular sobre a competência in vitro de oócitos obtidos de novilhas da raça Nelore

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 288-294

  Castilho, C ^a,b   Assis, G S ^a   Garcia, J M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE PAULISTA UNOESTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Follicular deviation; Heifer; Nelore; Oocyte competence

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 34447518684     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 16784162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352007000200003     Document Type: Article

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