Developmental competence of oocytes from prepubertal Bos indicus crossbred cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 53-59

  Camargo, L S A ^a   Viana, J H M ^a   Sa W F ^a   Ferreira, A M ^a   Vale Filho, V R ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cattle Bos indicus; In vitro fertilization; Oocyte; Prepubertal

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTES; SEXUAL MATURATION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 8844271761     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.04.020     Document Type: Article

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