Effects of dietary urea on timing of embryo cleavages and blood components in mice

Veterinary World

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 360-363

  Mohammed, A A ^a   Attaai, A H ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cleavages; Embryos; Germinal vesicle; Urea

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 84860471610     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2011.360-363     Document Type: Article

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