Vitrification of in vitro cultured rabbit morulae

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 113-124

  Silvestre, M A ^a   Saeed, A M ^a   Escriba M J ^a   Garcia Ximenez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equilibration step; In vitro culture; Rabbit embryo; Serum; Vitrification media

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; MORULA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEAT; MORULA; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037457278     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00232-4     Document Type: Article

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