Amelioration of mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis of two-cell mouse embryos after freezing and thawing by the high frequency liquid nitrogen infusion

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 272-280

  Sohn, In Pyo ^b   Ahn, Hak Joon ^c   Park, Dong Wook ^c   Gye, Myung Chan ^d   Jo, Do Hyun ^c   Kim, Suk Young ^e   Min, Churl Ki ^c   Kwon, Hyuck Chan ^a  

^a Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^e Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actin Filament; Cryopreservation; DNA Fragmentation; Liquid Nitrogen Infusion Frequency; Mitochondrial Membrane Potential

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIQUID NITROGEN; RHODAMINE 123; ACTIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN; OXIDIZING AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; FREEZING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; THAWING; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOSKELETON; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MITOCHONDRIA; NITROGEN; OXIDANTS;

EID: 0037198115     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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