In-vitro development of refrozen mouse embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 310-316

  Vitale, N J ^a   Myers, M W ^a   Denniston, R S ^a   Leibo, S P ^b   Godke, R A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Freezing; Mouse embryos; Refreezing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FREEZING; HATCHING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; THAWING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030934580     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.2.310     Document Type: Article

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