Comparison of two co-culture systems to assess the survival of in vitro produced bovine blastocysts after vitrification

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-50

  Kaidi, S ^a   Donnay, I ^a   Van Langendonckt, A ^a   Dessy, F ^a   Massip, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cattle reproductive technology; Embryo culture; Embryo preservation; Granulosa cells; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

BISBENZIMIDE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; OXYGEN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BUFFALO RAT; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; COCULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; LIVER; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT; RAT;

ANIMALS; BISBENZIMIDE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL LINE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENT DYES; GRANULOSA CELLS; LIVER; MALE; OOCYTES; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; PROPIDIUM; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BUF; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032581091     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00089-X     Document Type: Article

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