Effect of vitrification technique and assisted hatching on rabbit embryo developmental rate

Zygote

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-61

  Popelkova M ^a,b,c   Turanova Z ^a,b,c   Koprdova L ^a,b,c   Ostro A ^a,b,c   Toporcerova S ^a,b,c   Makarevich, A V ^a,b,c   Chrenek, P ^a,b,c,d  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^c Constantine the Philosopher University ^*  (Slovakia)

^d RIAP SARC   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Assisted hatching; Cell number; Embryo diameter; Rabbit embryo; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; RABBITS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 64949137111     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199408005005     Document Type: Article

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