Vitrification of Porcine Embryos using the Open Pulled Straw (OPS) Method

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 349-352

  Vajta, G ^a   Holm, P ^a   Greve, T ^b   Callesen, H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; METHODOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; SWINE;

EID: 0031302325     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03548481     Document Type: Article

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