Calves born after direct transfer of vitrified bovine in vitro-produced blastocysts derived from vitrified immature oocytes

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 314-318

  Vieira, A D ^a   Forell, F ^a   Feltrin, C ^a   Rodrigues, J L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLASS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METHODOLOGY; MICROTUBULE; NEWBORN; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLASS; MICROTUBULES; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 43249123168     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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