Optimized combined electrical-chemical parthenogenetic activation for in vitro matured bovine oocytes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 122-133

  Hosseini, S M ^a   Hajian, M ^a   Moulavi, F ^a   Shahverdi, A H ^a   Nasr Esfahani, M H ^a  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial activation; Bovine oocytes; Embryo development; Parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLONING; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLONING, ORGANISM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTES; PARTHENOGENESIS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 49549120403     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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