Aspiration of equine oocytes from immature follicles after treatment with equine pituitary extract (EPE) alone or in combination with hCG

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 203-209

  Blanco, I D P ^a   Devito, L G ^a   Ferreira, H N ^a   Araujo, G H M ^a   Fernandes, C B ^a   Alvarenga, M A ^a   Landim Alvarenga, F C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EPE; Equine; hCG; Oocytes; OPU; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; HYPOPHYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HORSES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PITUITARY GLAND; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 67249095793     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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