Polyvinyl alcohol as a defined substitute for serum in vitrification and warming solutions to cryopreserve ovine embryos at different stages of development

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2-4, 1997, Pages 247-256

  Naitana, S ^a   Ledda, S ^a   Loi, P ^b   Leoni, G ^a   Bogliolo, L ^a   Dattena, M ^b   Cappai, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Ist Zootecnico Caseario Per S   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ovine embryos; PVA; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZING; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0031203868     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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