Fertilization of Xenopus oocytes using the host transfer method

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 45, 2010, Pages

  Schneider, Patricia N ^a   Hulstrand, Alissa M ^a   Houston, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 80355143973     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1864     Document Type: Article

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