Development of OPS vitrified pig blastocysts: Effects of size of the collected blastocysts, cryoprotectant concentration used for vitrification and number of blastocysts transferred

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-185

  Berthelot, F ^a   Venturi, E ^a   Cognie J ^a   Furstoss, V ^b   Martinat Botte F ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Embryo transfer; In vitro development; OPS vitrification; Porcine

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 34250169812     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.050     Document Type: Article

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