Effect of vitrification on viability and chromosome abnormalities in 8-cell mouse embryos at various storage durations

Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-306

  Mozdarani, Hossein ^a   Moradi, Shabnam Z ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chromosome abnormalities; Cryopreservation; Mouse embryo; Viability; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

DEMECOLCINE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; FREEZE THAWING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYPLOIDY; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION;

MUS;

EID: 41849085190     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602007000400004     Document Type: Article

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