EQUINE PREANTRAL FOLLICLES: ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BIOPSY PICK-UP METHOD TO HARVEST OVARIAN TISSUE FOR IN VITRO PROCESSING, EVALUATION AND CULTURE

The mammalian ovary contains a vast reserve of oocytes, most of which are enclosed within preantral follicles. A Biopsy Pick-Up (BPU) method was tested to determine the feasibility of retrieving preantral follicles from mare ovaries in vivo. BPU fragments were collected from 5 to 21 yr old mares dur...

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Main Author: Haag, Keith
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2012
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/778
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1786&context=theses