Vitrification of mouse embryos at various stages by open-pulled straw (OPS) method

Animal Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-163

  Zhou, Guang Bin ^a   Hou, Yun Peng ^a   Jin, Fang ^a   Yang, Qi En ^a   Yang, Zhong Qiang ^a   Quan, Guo Bo ^a   Tan, Hong Ming ^a   Zhu, Shi En ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

EDFS; Embryo transfer; Kunming mouse; OPS; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; SUGAR (SUCROSE); VITRIFICATION;

EDFS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; KUNMING MOUSE; OPS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORULA; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MORULA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 27844506158     PISSN: 10495398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10495390500263831     Document Type: Article

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