In Vitro Culture of Pig Oocytes Collected from Early Antral Follicles

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-166

  Miyano, Takashi ^a   Kato, Seishiro ^a   Moritake, Sadanobu ^a   Hirata, Kazumasa ^a   Miyake, Masashi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen gel; Early antral follicle; In vitro culture; Pig oocyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012993193     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.15.161     Document Type: Article

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