Comparison of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol for the vitrification of immature porcine oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 378-384

  Somfai, Tamás ^a   Nakai, Michiko ^b   Tanihara, Fuminori ^b,c   Noguchi, Junko ^b   Kaneko, Hiroyuki ^b   Kashiwazaki, Naomi ^d   Egerszegi, István ^e   Nagai, Takashi ^a,f   Kikuchi, Kazuhiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cryoprotectant; Embryo development; Immature oocyte; In vitro fertilization; Pig; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OOCYTES; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SWINE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84879550324     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2013-015     Document Type: Article

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