Simplified EM grid vitrification is a convenient and efficient method for mouse mature oocyte cryopreservation

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 399-404

  Kim, Seok Hyun ^a   Ku, Seung Yup ^a   Sung, Ki Cheong ^a   Kang, Moon Joo ^a   Kim, Sung Ah ^a   Kim, Hee Sun ^a   Oh, Sun Kyung ^a   Jee, Byung Chul ^a   Suh, Chang Suk ^a   Choi, Young Min ^a   Kim, Jung Gu ^a   Moon, Shin Yong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; EM grid vitrification; Mouse oocyte

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; HATCHING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33745594279     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.3.399     Document Type: Article

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