Production of Monozygotic Twins after Freezing and Thawing of Bisected Mouse Embryos

Cryobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-145

  Sotomaru, Yusuke ^a   Kato, Yoko ^a   Tsunoda, Yukio ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bisection; Cryopreservation; Monozygotic twins; Mouse embryos

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOUSE; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; MICE; PREGNANCY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0032159859     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1998.2111     Document Type: Article

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