Post-thaw development of in vitro produced buffalo embryos cryopreserved by cytoskeletal stabilization and vitrification

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-156

  Manjunatha, B M ^a   Ravindra, J P ^b   Gupta, P S P ^b   Devaraj, M ^a   Honnappa, T G ^a   Krishnaswamy, A ^a  

^a VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Cytochalasin b; Embryo; Vitrificationm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; CYTOCHALASIN B; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROFILAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYTOCHALASIN B; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 68949143193     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2009.10.2.153     Document Type: Article

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