Transport of equine ovaries for assisted reproduction

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 171-179

  Ribeiro, B I ^a   Love, L B ^a   Choi, Y H ^a   Hinrichs, K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Fertilization; Horse; Horse, ovaries; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORSE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORSES; OOCYTES; OVARY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPORTATION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 49549107548     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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