In vivo development of vitrified rabbit embryos: Effects on prenatal survival and placental development

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 704-710

  Moce M L ^a   Blasco, A ^a   Santacreu, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Embryo vitrification; Placental development; Prenatal survival; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS WEIGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; FETAL WEIGHT; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 75949111727     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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