In vitro compaction of germinal vesicle chromatin is beneficial to survival of vitrified cat oocytes

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 269-274

  Comizzoli, P ^a   Wildt, D E ^a   Pukazhenthi, B S ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; RESVERATROL; STILBENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; CAT; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTES; STILBENES;

EID: 67651216093     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01372.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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