Vitrification of in vitro-produced bovine embryos by addition of ethylene glycol in one-step

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 467-471

  Walker, D J ^a   Campos Chillon, L F ^a   Seidel, G E ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METHODOLOGY; MORULA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MORULA; TIME FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748800238     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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