In vitro viability of mouse 8-cell embryos vitrified in a simple solution of ethylene glycol

Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 67-73

  Bautista, Jose Arceo N ^a   Takahashi, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kanagawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryo; Ethylene glycol; Mouse; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0031202891     PISSN: 00471917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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