Classification of morphological changes based on the number of cleavage divisions in bovine embryos

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-87

  Ushijima, Hitoshi ^a,c   Akiyama, Kiyoshi ^b   Tajima, Toshio ^c  

^a Chiba Prefectural Animal Experimental Station   (Japan)

^b Kanagawa Prefectural Livestock Industry Technology Center   (Japan)

^c Chiba Prefectural Livestock Experimental Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cleavage division; Developmental stage; Embryo; Morphology; Total cell number

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

BOVINAE;

EID: 65349190172     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20075     Document Type: Article

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