Abstract
Several research groups are using the Yangtze field vole as a model for studying schistosome infection, but relatively little is known about the species's reproductive physiology. The authors examined the vole's in vivo and in vitro embryonic development as well as the efficacy of in vitro fertilization using either fresh or cryopreserved sperm to breed these rodents.
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Liu, LJ., Xu, P., Gu, Jz. et al. Artificial reproduction of the Yangtze field vole: in vitro embryo development and fertilization with fresh and freezethawed sperm. Lab Anim 35, 37–41 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0906-37
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