In vitro development and gene expression of frozen-thawed 8-cell stage mouse embryos following slow freezing or vitrification

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-209

  Shin, Mi Ra ^a   Choi, Hye Won ^a   Kim, Myo Kyung ^a   Lee, Sun Hee ^a   Lee, Hyoung Song ^a   Lim, Chun Kyu ^a  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Gene expression; Human; RT qpcr; Slow freezing; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864633096     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.4.203     Document Type: Article

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