Effects of different cryopreservation methods on post-thaw culture conditions of in vitro produced bovine embryos

Zygote

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-122

  Nicacio, Alessandra Corallo ^a,b   Simõs, Renata ^a   De Paula Lopes, Fabiola Freitas ^a   De Barros, Flavia Regina Oliveira ^a   Peres, Maria Angelica ^a   Assumpção, Mayra Elena Ortiz D'Avila ^a   Visintin, Jose Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine embryos; Cryopreservation; Embryo culture; In vitro production; Slow freezing

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; GRANULOSA CELL; METHODOLOGY; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; GLYCEROL; GRANULOSA CELLS; VITRIFICATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84859426582     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199410000717     Document Type: Article

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