Osmometric behavior of mouse oocytes in the presence of different intracellular sugars

Cryobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-187

  Bhowmick, Pragati ^a   Eroglu, Ali ^a   Wright, Diane L ^a   Toner, Mehmet ^a   Toth, Thomas L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose; Osmometric behavior; Osmotically inactive fraction; Stachyose; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SUGAR; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VOLUME; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; OOCYTES; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSMOSIS; TREHALOSE;

MURINAE;

EID: 0036823180     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2240(02)00126-8     Document Type: Article

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