In vitro-produced equine embryos: Production of foals after transfer, assessment by differential staining and effect of medium calcium concentrations during culture

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 521-529

  Hinrichs, K ^a   Choi, Y H ^a   Walckenaer, B E ^b   Varner, D D ^a   Hartman, D L ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c Performance Equine Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Embryo quality; Horse; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Ovum

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; HOE 33342;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HORSE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLASTOCYST; CALCIUM; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HORSES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PREGNANCY; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34447622301     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.046     Document Type: Article

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