Comparison of cytoskeletal integrity, fertilization and developmental competence of oocytes vitrified before or after in vitro maturation in a porcine model

Cryobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-292

  Egerszegi, István ^a   Somfai, Tamás ^b   Nakai, Michiko ^c   Tanihara, Fuminori ^c,d   Noguchi, Junko ^c   Kaneko, Hiroyuki ^c   Nagai, Takashi ^b   Rátky, József ^a   Kikuchi, Kazuhiro ^c,d  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GERMINAL VESICLE; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION;

SUIDAE; SUS;

CRYOPROTECTANT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IMMATURE OOCYTE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; PIG; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OOCYTES; SWINE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84887821341     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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