Physiology and endocrinology symposium: Influence of cattle genotype (Bos indicus vs. Bos taurus) on oocyte and preimplantation embryo resistance to increased temperature

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1143-1153

  Paula Lopes, F F ^a,b   Lima, R S ^b   Satrapa, R A ^b   Barros, C M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo; Heat stress; Oocyte; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HOT TEMPERATURE; OOCYTES;

EID: 84882689270     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5802     Document Type: Article

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