Effects of sex-sorted spermatozoa on the efficiency of in vitro fertilization and ultrastructure of in vitro produced bovine blastocysts

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-73

  Palma, G A ^a,b   Olivier, N S ^a,b   Neumuller Ch ^a   Sinowatz, F ^a,c  

^a Reprobiotec   (Argentina)

^b Embryo Tech SA   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

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EID: 38349103456     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00795.x     Document Type: Article

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