Comparison of the production, quality, and in vitro maturation capacity of oocytes from untreated cycling and intermediate phase equine serum gonadotropin-treated fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata)

Reproduction

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-31

  Czarny, N A ^a   Garnham, J I ^a   Harris, M S ^a   Rodger, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL CYCLE PHASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; ORGANOGENESIS; OVARY CELL CULTURE; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMINTHOPSIS CRASSICAUDATA;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LEUKOCYTES; MARSUPIALIA; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; URINE;

DASYURIDAE; EQUIDAE; SMINTHOPSIS; SMINTHOPSIS CRASSICAUDATA;

EID: 70449411805     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-09-0064     Document Type: Article

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