Cryopreservation of Mammalian Embryos

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-179

  Kasai, Magosaburo ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo; Ethylene glycol; Mouse; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; MORULA; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; MICE; MORULA;

EID: 0031109879     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02761753     Document Type: Article

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