In vitro production of small ruminant embryos: Late improvements and further research

Theriogenology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1149-1162

  De Souza Fabjan, Joanna Maria Gonçalves ^a,b   Panneau, Barbara ^a   Duffard, Nicolas ^a,c   Locatelli, Yann ^a,c   de Figueiredo, José Ricardo ^b   de Figueirêdo Freitas, Vicente José ^b   Mermillod, Pascal ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Embryo; Goat; In vitro embryo production; Oocyte; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; RUMINANT; TRANSPLANTATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RUMINANTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 84899946934     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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