Histochemical Demonstration of Lipids in Cultured Porcine Oocytes and Preimplantation Embryos

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-40

  Takano, Hiroko ^a   Niimura, Sueo ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histochemistry; Lipid droplet; Porcine embryo; Porcine oocyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455142860     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.21.36     Document Type: Article

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