Bovine Oocytes Cryoinjury and How to Improve Their Development Following Cryopreservation

Animal Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-106

  Zhou, Guang Bin ^a,b   Li, Ning ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bovine oocytes; Cryoinjury; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Ice blockers

Indexed keywords

BOVINE OOCYTES; CORTICAL GRANULES; CRYO-PRESERVATION; CRYOINJURY; CRYOPROTECTANTS; LIPID DROPLETS; MICROFILAMENTS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; CLOUDS; CYTOLOGY; DROPS; VITRIFICATION;

MAMMALS;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84880947943     PISSN: 10495398     EISSN: 15322378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2012.755466     Document Type: Review

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