Superfine open pulled straws vitrification of porcine blastocysts does not require pretreatment with cytochalasin B and/or centrifugation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 808-817

  Cuello, C ^a,b   Sanchez Osorio, J ^a   Alminana C ^a   Gil, M A ^a   Parrilla, I ^a   Roca, J ^a   Vazquez, J M ^a   Martinez, E A ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN B;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL DISRUPTION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HATCHING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; STAINING; STEREOMICROSCOPY; SUPERFINE OPEN PULLED STRAW VITRIFICATION; SWINE; TISSUE SURVIVAL; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOSKELETON; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SWINE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

RATTUS; SUS;

EID: 77951861112     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09160     Document Type: Article

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