Embryo cryopreservation in the presence of low concentration of vitrification solution with sealed pulled straws in liquid nitrogen slush

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 797-804

  Yavin, Saar ^a,b   Aroyo, Adaya ^a,b   Roth, Zvi ^b   Arav, Amir ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cryopreservation; Embryo; Mouse; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; LIQUID NITROGEN; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STRAW; VITRIFICATION;

BOVINAE; MURINAE;

EID: 64949171588     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den397     Document Type: Article

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