Acta Vet. Brno 2012, 81: 229-234

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201281030229

Effect of cysteamine supplementation during in vitro culture of early stage bovine embryos on blastocyst rate and quality

Martina Lojkic1, Iva Getz1, Marko Samardžija1, Mario Matkovic2, Goran Bačić1, Tugomir Karadjole1, Nino Maćešić1, Ivan Folnozic1, Branimira Spoljaric1

1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Obstetrics and Reproduction, Zagreb, Croatia
2Center for Reproduction and Animals Breeding of Croatia, Novi Zagreb, Croatia

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