Vitrification of bovine IVF blastocysts in an ethylene glycol/sucrose solution and heat-stable plant-extracted proteins

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 865-879

  Palasz, A T ^a,b   Gustafsson, H ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^a   Gustar, L ^b   Larsson, B ^a   Mapletoft, R J ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Ethylene glycol; IVMFC blastocysts; Plant proteins; Vitrification solution

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PRESERVATION SOLUTION; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; TECHNIQUE; THAWING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031430661     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00042-3     Document Type: Article

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