Normal calves obtained after direct transfer of vitrified bovine embryos using ethylene glycol, trehalose, and polyvinylpyrrolidone

Cryobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-299

  Saha, S ^a   Otoi, T ^a   Takagi, M ^a   Boediono, A ^a   Sumantri, C ^a   Suzuki, T ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; POVIDONE; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; POVIDONE; PREGNANCY; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREHALOSE;

EID: 0030160764     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1996.0029     Document Type: Article

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