Bovine oocyte vitrification using the Cryotop method: Effect of cumulus cells and vitrification protocol on survival and subsequent development

Cryobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-72

  Zhou, X L ^a,b   Al Naib, A ^a   Sun, D W ^a   Lonergan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bovine oocyte; Cryopreservation; Embryo development; IVF

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOTOP METHOD; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS CELL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955428350     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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