Bovine blastocyst development in vitro: Timing, sex, and viability following vitrification

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1671-1676

  Nedambale, Tshimangadzo L ^a   Dinnyés, András ^b   Yang, Xiangzhong ^a   Tian, X Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Early development; Embryo; Fertilization; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TIME; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FREEZING; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 6344243403     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.027987     Document Type: Article

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