Theriogenology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1125-1135 , 15 April 2004

In vitro development of preimplantation porcine nuclear transfer embryos cultured in different media and gas atmospheres

  • Gi-Sun Im

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • National Livestock Research Institute, RDA, Suwon 441-350, South Korea
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  • Liangxue Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Zhonghua Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • ,
  • Yanhong Hao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • ,
  • David Wax

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Aaron Bonk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Randall S Prather

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-573-882-6414; fax: +1-573-882-7827.

Received 8 April 2003 ,Accepted 20 June 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.06.006

Theriogenology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1125-1135 , 15 April 2004

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