Effects of osmotic stress and cryoprotectant toxicity on mouse oocyte fertilization and subsequent embryonic development in vitro

Cell Preservation Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-160

  Huang, Jack Y J ^a   Chen, Hai Ying ^a   Seang, Lin Tan ^a   Chian, Ri Cheng ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCROSE;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; IN VITRO STUDY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OSMOTIC STRESS; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPINDLE CELL; ZYGOTE;

EID: 33845195027     PISSN: 1538344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpt.2006.4.149     Document Type: Article

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