Open-Pulled Straw (OPS) vitrification of in vitro fertilised mouse embryos at various stages

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-253

  Yan, Chang Liang ^a   Yang, Qi En ^a   Zhou, Guang Bin ^a,b   Hou, Yun Peng ^a   Zhao, Xue Ming ^a   Fan, Zhi Qiang ^a   Liu, Man Qing ^a   Liu, Lin ^a   Zhu, Shi En ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; IVF; Mouse; OPS; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 52649109119     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.56.2008.2.12     Document Type: Article

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