Morphological changes, DNA damage and developmental competence of in vitro matured, vitrified-thawed buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) oocytes: A comparative study of two cryoprotectants and two cryodevices

Cryobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-321

  Sharma, G Taru ^a   Dubey, Pawan K ^a   Chandra, Vikash ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Ethylene glycol; French mini straw; Oocytes; Open pulled straw; Propylene glycol

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DNA; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BUFFALO; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SHAPE; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; CYTOPLASM; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DNA DAMAGE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTES; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 77952675247     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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