Embryo development and structural analysis of in vitro matured bovine oocytes vitrified in flexipet denuding pipettes

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1536-1543

  Morato R ^a   Izquierdo, D ^a   Paramio, M T ^a   Mogas, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calf; Cow; Cryopreservation; OPS; Taxol

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INSTRUMENTATION; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 55549094062     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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