Changes in membrane integrity, cytoskeletal structure, and developmental potential of murine oocytes after vitrification in ethylene glycol

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 161-168

  Hotamisligil, Selen ^a   Toner, Mehmet ^b   Powers, R Douglas ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MICROFILAMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0029835588     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.1.161     Document Type: Article

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