A superovulation protocol for the spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1117-1122

  Pasco, Rachael ^a   Gardner, David K ^b   Walker, David W ^a   Dickinson, Hayley ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ECG; Embryo; HCG; Ovary; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVIDUCT; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LITTER SIZE; MURINAE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 84867300782     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12044     Document Type: Article

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