Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 748-757 , 1 April 2010

Short-term and long-term effects of embryo culture in the surrogate sheep oviduct versus in vitro culture for different domestic species

  • G. Lazzari

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    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0372 437242; fax: +39 0372 436133.
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  • S. Colleoni

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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  • I. Lagutina

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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  • G. Crotti

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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  • P. Turini

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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  • I. Tessaro

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
    • Present address: Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Via Celoria 10, Milan, Italy.
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  • D. Brunetti

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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  • R. Duchi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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  • C. Galli

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, AVANTEA srl, via Porcellasco 7/f, 26100 Cremona, Italy
    • Dipartimento Clinico Veterinario, Università di Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra, 50, 40064 Ozzano Emilia, Italy

Received 9 April 2009 ,Accepted 5 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.001

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 748-757 , 1 April 2010

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