Influence of physiological concentrations of androgens on the developmental competence and sex ratio of in vitro produced bovine embryos

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-50

  Macaulay, Angus D ^a,b   Hamilton, Christine K ^a   Allan King, W ^a   Bartlewski, Pawel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androgens; Androstenedione; Estradiol; In vitro bovine embryo production; In vitro maturation; Sex ratio; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 84879873705     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2013.01.175     Document Type: Article

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