Addition of Cysteamine to a Serum-free Maturation Medium Enhances In Vitro Development of IVM-IVF Bovine Oocytes

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 135-140

  Geshi, Masaya ^a   Youngs, Curtis R ^b   Nagai, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cysteamine; Embryo development; Oocyte; Serum free maturation medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649399837     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.16.135     Document Type: Article

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