Vitrification of ICSI- and IVF-derived bovine blastocysts by minimum volume cooling procedure: Effect of developmental stage and age

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1028-1035

  Abdalla, H ^a,b   Shimoda, M ^a   Hara, H ^a   Morita, H ^c   Kuwayama, M ^c   Hirabayashi, M ^d,e   Hochi, S ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^c Kato Ladies Clinic   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine blastocysts; Cryotop; ICSI; IVF; MVC vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TEMPERATURE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77956226974     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.04.033     Document Type: Article

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