Vitrification of immature feline oocytes with a commercial kit for bovine embryo vitrification

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 240-244

  Apparicio, M ^a   Ruggeri, E ^b   Luvoni, G C ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; MALE; MORULA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CATTLE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MORULA; OOCYTES; VITRIFICATION;

BOVINAE; FELIDAE;

EID: 84875052323     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02138.x     Document Type: Article

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