Effect of conventional controlled-rate freezing and vitrification on morphology and metabolism of bovine blastocysts produced in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1127-1134

  Kaidi, S ^a   Bernard, S ^a   Lambert, P ^a   Massip, A ^a   Dessy, F ^a   Donnay, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Early development; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; PYRUVIC ACID; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLYCOLYSIS; HATCHING; INNER CELL MASS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0034804646     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.4.1127     Document Type: Article

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