Usefulness of polyethylene glycol for cryopreservation by vitrification of in vitro-derived bovine blastocysts

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-36

  Ohboshi, S ^a   Fujihara, N ^b   Yoshida, T ^a   Tomogane, H ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryo; Polyethylene glycol; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POVIDONE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POVIDONE; SUCROSE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031193252     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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