The effect of minimal concentration of ethylene glycol (EG) combined with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on mouse oocyte survival and subsequent embryonic development following vitrification

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-63

  Wang, Yao ^a,b   Okitsu, Osamu ^c   Zhao, Xiao Ming ^a   Sun, Yun ^a   Di, Wen ^a   Chian, Ri Cheng ^b,d  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Division of Reproductive Medicine Miyage Clinic   (Japan)

^d NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration; Cryoprotectant; Embryonic development; Oocytes; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POVIDONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; MICE; OOCYTES; POVIDONE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84895862882     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0136-5     Document Type: Article

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