Viral contamination of embryos cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen

Cryobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-116

  Bielanski, A ^a   Nadin Davis, S ^a   Sapp, T ^b   Lutze Wallace, C ^b  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b Germplasm Centre of Expertise   (Canada)

Author keywords

BHV; BIV; BVDV; Cryopreservation; Embryo; Germplasm; Liq uid nitrogen; Viral contamination; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE DIARRHEA VIRUS; BOVINE HERPES VIRUS; BOVINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY LIKE VIRUS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 1; BOVINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; BOVINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY-LIKE VIRUS; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 1; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034122944     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1999.2227     Document Type: Article

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