Effects of various combinations of cryoprotectants and cooling speed on the survival and further development of mouse oocytes after vitrification

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-30

  Cha, Soo Kyung ^a   Kim, Bo Yeun ^a   Kim, Mi Kyung ^a   Kim, You Shin ^a   Lee, Woo Sik ^a   Yoon, Tae Ki ^a   Lee, Dong Ryul ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cooling rate; Cryoprotective agents; Dimethyl sulfoxide; Ethylene glycol; Inbred icr; Mice; Nitrogen; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858641794     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.1.24     Document Type: Article

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