The effectiveness of the stereomicroscopic evaluation of embryo quality in vitrified-warmed porcine blastocysts: An ultrastructural and cell death study

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 970-982

  Cuello, C ^a   Berthelot, F ^b   Delaleu, B ^b   Venturi, E ^b   Pastor, L M ^a   Vazquez, J M ^a   Roca, J ^a   Martinat Botte F ^b   Martinez, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cell death and stereomicroscopy; Embryo; Porcine; Ultrastructure; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS;

EID: 33847066349     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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