Super cool X-1000 and Super cool Z-1000, two ice blockers, and their effect on vitrification/warming of mouse embryos

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-71

  Badrzadeh, H ^a   Najmabadi, S ^a   Paymani, R ^a   Macaso, T ^a   Azadbadi, Z ^a   Ahmady, A ^b  

^a Center for Reproductive Health and Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed system; Embryo; Mouse; Super cool X 1000; Super cool Z 1000; Survival rate; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPROTECTION; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MICE;

EID: 77953291377     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.03.028     Document Type: Article

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