In vitro development of bovine embryos cultured with activin A

Theriogenology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 584-588

  Trigal, B ^a   Gomez E ^a   Diez C ^a   Caamano J N ^a   Martin D ^a   Carrocera, S ^a   Munoz M ^a  

^a Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario de Asturias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activin; Apoptosis; Bovine embryos; Cell counts

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MORULA; NECROSIS; NICK END LABELING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MORULA; NECROSIS; TIME FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 78650853579     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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