Higher survival rate of vitrified and thawed in vitro produced bovine blastocysts following culture in defined medium supplemented with β-mercaptoethanol

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 61-75

  Nedambale, Tshimangadzo Lucky ^a,b,c   Du, Fuliang ^a,b   Yang, Xiangzhong ^a   Tian, Xiuchun Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Evergen Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^c ARC Animal Improvement Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mercaptoethanol; Blastocyst; Cattle; KSOM SOF; Solid surface vitrification

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOETHANOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING ORGAN SYSTEMS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MERCAPTOETHANOL; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33646148955     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.06.027     Document Type: Article

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