Maternal-embryo interaction in the bovine oviduct: Evidence from in vivo and in vitro studies

Theriogenology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 443-450

  Maillo, Veronica ^a   Lopera Vasquez, Ricaurte ^a   Hamdi, Meriem ^a   Gutierrez Adan, Alfonso ^a   Lonergan, Patrick ^b   Rizos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bovine; Maternal embryo interaction; Oviduct

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; FALLOPIAN TUBE; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84975275538     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.060     Document Type: Review

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