Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 786-795 , 1 April 2010

New aspects of gamete transport, fertilization, and embryonic development in the oviduct gained by means of live cell imaging

  • S. Kölle

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Veterinary University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 1 25077 3400; fax: +43 1 25077 3490.
    • ,
  • S. Reese

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • W. Kummer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

Received 24 June 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.002

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 786-795 , 1 April 2010

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