Vitrification of GV-porcine oocytes by 1-, 2-, and 7-step saturation in ethylene glycol

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-230

  Isachenko, V ^a,c   Isachenko, Eugenia ^b   Perez Sanchez, F ^c   Soler, C ^c  

^a Institute for Animal Science   (Ukraine)

^b INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS OF CRYOBIOLOGY AND CRYOMEDICINE   (Ukraine)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equilibration with cryoprotectant; Oocyte; Porcine; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008561857     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/69213/1998     Document Type: Article

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