Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 768-776 , 1 April 2010

Endoscopic approaches to manage in vitro and in vivo embryo development: Use of the bovine oviduct

  • U. Besenfelder

      Affiliations

    • Reproduction Center Wieselburg, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 2272 66280 601; fax: +43 2272 66280 603.
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  • V. Havlicek

      Affiliations

    • Reproduction Center Wieselburg, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • A. Kuzmany

      Affiliations

    • Reproduction Center Wieselburg, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • G. Brem

      Affiliations

    • Biotechnology in Animal Production, Department for Agrobiotechnology, IFA-Tulln University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Received 29 March 2009 ,Accepted 18 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.003

Theriogenology
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