Oocyte and embryo cryopreservation - State of art and recent developments in domestic animals

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-387

  Gajda, B ^a   Smorag Z ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Domestic animal; Embryo; Oocyte; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77956243150     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/66405/2009     Document Type: Article

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