Vitrification of Canine Oocytes

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-36

  Abe, Yasuyuki ^a   Lee, Dong Soo ^a   Kim, Sang Keun ^b   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^a,c  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Dog; Oocyte; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954887034     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.25.32     Document Type: Article

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