Ovum pick up, intracytoplasmic sperm injection and somatic cell nuclear transfer in cattle, buffalo and horses: From the research laboratory to clinical practice

Theriogenology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 138-151

  Galli, Cesare ^a,b,c   Duchi, Roberto ^a   Colleoni, Silvia ^a   Lagutina, Irina ^a   Lazzari, Giovanna ^a,c  

^a Laboratory of Reproductive Technologies   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Avantea   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Buffalo; Cattle; Embryo technologies; Horse; Nuclear transfer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; EMBRYO TECHNOLOGIES; FEMALE; HORSE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; BUFFALO; CATTLE; EMBRYO TECHNOLOGIES; HORSE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; FEMALE; HORSES; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 84888059684     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.09.008     Document Type: Review

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