Vitrification as a method for genome resource banking oocytes from the endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

Cryobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-325

  Czarny, N A ^a   Rodger, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dasyurid; Genome resource banking; Granulosa cells; Oocyte; Tasmanian devil; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; GENETIC RESOURCE; GRANULOSA CELL; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; MARSUPIALIA; OOCYTES;

DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 77952673695     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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