Effect of Time Interval between Biopsy and Vitrification on Survival of in V/fro-Produced Bovine Blastocysts

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 351-355

  Ito, Kazumi ^a   Sekimoto, Akiyo ^a   Hirabayashi, Masumi ^c   Hochi, Shinichi ^a   Kimura, Ken ^b   Ueda, Masatsugu ^c   Nagao, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a YS New Technology Institute Inc   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242278172     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.45.351     Document Type: Article

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