Characteristics of the cell membrane fluidity, actin fibers, and mitochondrial dysfunctions of frozen-thawed two-cell mouse embryos

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 466-476

  Ahn, Haek Jun ^a   Sohn, In Pyo ^b   Kwon, Hyuck Chan ^c   Jo, Do Hyun ^a   Park, Young Dong ^a   Min, Churl K ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cryopreservation; DCF; FRAP; JC 1; Rhodamine 123; TUNEL; Two cell mouse embryos

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOCORTIN 5; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RHODAMINE 123;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLEACHING; CELL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZING; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROFILAMENTS; MITOCHONDRIA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0036184189     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10040     Document Type: Article

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