Early development of ruminant embryos, autonomous process or the result of a positive dialog with surrounding maternal tissues?

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Mermillod, Pascal ^a   Schmaltz, Barbara ^a   Perreau, Christine ^a   Tsikis, Guillaume ^a   Martinot, Emmanuelle ^a   Cordova, Amanda ^a   Locatelli, Yann ^a,b  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo; Freezing; Oviduct; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79958708471     PISSN: 16780345     EISSN: 16799216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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