The effect of melatonin on bovine in vitro embryo development

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of melatonin supplementation during in vitro maturation on fertilization and embryo development in cattle. Bovine cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COC), recovered from abattoir ovaries, were matured in vitro in the absence (control) and in the presenc...

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Main Authors: B. Gasparrini, G. Pellerano, L. Boccia, A. De Rosa, L. Attanasio, M. P. Tsantarliotou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1570