Analysis of in vivo oocyte maturation, in vitro embryo development and gene expression in cumulus cells of dairy cows and heifers selected for one fertility quantitative trait loci (QTL) located on BTA3

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Coyral Castel, S ^a,b,c,d   Brisard, D ^a,b,c   Touze J L ^a,b,c   Dupont, M ^e   Rame C ^a,b,c   Uzbekova, S ^a,b,c   Dupont, J ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c IFCE   (France)

^d Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cumulus cells; Fertility; Gene expression; In vitro embryo production; Ovum pick up; Quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84860476370     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.12.028     Document Type: Article

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