Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on in vitro porcine oocyte maturation and subsequent developmental competence after parthenogenesis

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2924-2931

  Biswas, Dibyendu ^a   Jeon, Yu Byeol ^a   Kim, Gon Hyung ^a   Jeung, Eui Bae ^a   Hyun, Sang Hwan ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Maturation; Parthenogenesis; Porcine oocytes; SCNT; VEGF

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649838231     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.2924.2931     Document Type: Article

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