Structural, metabolic and developmental evaluation of ovulated rabbit oocytes before and after cryopreservation by vitrification and slow freezing

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 847-855

  Salvetti, Pascal ^a,b   Buff, Samuel ^a   Afanassieff, Marielle ^b   Daniel, Nathalie ^c   Guérin, Pierre ^a   Joly, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

ATP assay; Confocal microscopy; Cryopreservation; Parthenogenesis; Rabbit MII oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77955925932     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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