Structural changes of in vitro matured buffalo and bovine oocytes following cryopreservation

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 90-92

  Gasparrini, Bianca ^a   Di Francesco, Serena ^a   Rubessa, Marcello ^a   Velotto, Salvatore ^a   Mariotti, Evelina ^a   De Blasi, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine; Buffalo; Oocyte vitrification; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 77957298574     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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