Factors affecting laboratory production of buffalo embryos: A meta-analysis

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 978-985

  Suresh, K P ^a   Nandi, S ^a   Mondal, S ^a  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; In vitro fertilization (IVF); Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; MERCAPTAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTEAMINE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 70249133250     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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