Containerless vitrification of mammalian oocytes and embryos: Adapting a proven method for flash-cooling protein crystals to the cryopreservetion of live cells

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1234-1236

  Lane, Michelle ^a,b   Bavister, Barry D ^a   Lyons, Elizabeth A ^a   Forest, Katrina T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; OOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032786497     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/70795     Document Type: Short Survey

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