Comparative study between slow freezing and vitrification of mouse embryos using different cryoprotectants

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 788-791

  Liu, W X ^a,b   Luo, M J ^b   Huang, P ^b   Yue, L M ^a   Wang, L ^b   Zhao, C Y ^b   He, Y P ^a   Zhang, J H ^a   Zheng, Y ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chengdu Institute of Family Planning   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLYCEROL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLYCEROL; MALE; MICE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349202558     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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