Non-surgical deep intrauterine transfer of superfine open pulled straw (SOPS)-vitrified porcine embryos: Evaluation of critical steps of the procedure

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1339-1349

  Gomis, J ^a   Cuello, C ^a   Sanchez Osorio, J ^a   Gil, M A ^a   Parrilla, I ^a   Angel, M A ^a   Maside, C ^a   del Olmo, D ^a   Vazquez, J M ^a   Roca, J ^a   Martinez, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Embryos; Porcine; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MORULA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MORULA; PREGNANCY; SUS SCROFA; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84865777486     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.05.035     Document Type: Article

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