Cryopreservation reduces the ability of hamster 2-cell embryos to regulate intracellular pH

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 389-394

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cl transporter; Cryopreservation; H+ antiporter; HCO3 ; Metabolism; Na+; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CELL ENERGY; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HOMEOSTASIS AND REGULATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0033983365     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.2.389     Document Type: Article

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