A comparison of cryotop and solid surface vitrification methods for the cryopreservation of In vitro matured bovine oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 176-181

  Sripunya, Nucharin ^a   Somfai, Tamás ^b,c   Inaba, Yasushi ^b,c   Nagai, Takashi ^c   Imai, Kei ^b   Parnpai, Rangsun ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cryotop; Oocyte; Solid surface vitrification; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTES;

BOVINAE; SUGARCANE STREAK VIRUS;

EID: 77649320606     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-108H     Document Type: Article

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