Biopolym. Cell. 1999; 15(1):49-56.
Cell Biology
Factors affecting the viability of the bovine embryos produced in vitro
1Kuznetsova I. B., 1Kuznetsov V. E., 1Kovtun S. I.
  1. Institute of animals breeding and genetics, UAAS
    1, Pogrebnjaka Str., p. Chubinskoe, Boryspil district, Kiev region., Ukraine, 08321

Abstract

It is discussed the effects of different factors on the in vitro maturation and fertilization of cow oocytes, early embryonic development to the blastocyst stage and morphological and biochemical similarities and differences between embryos produced in vitro or in vivo.

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