Survivals of mouse oocytes approach 100% after vitrification in 3-fold diluted media and ultra-rapid warming by an IR laser pulse

Cryobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 419-430

  Jin, Bo ^a   Kleinhans, F W ^a,b   Mazur, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo Jig; Dehydration; Functional survival; Laser; Mouse oocytes and embryos; Recrystallization of ice; Ultra rapid warming

Indexed keywords

FICOLL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ICE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEHYDRATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; ICE CRYSTALLIZATION; LASER; MELTING POINT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VITRIFICATION; WARMING; ANIMAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; EMBRYOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INFRARED RADIATION; METABOLISM; OSMOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; ICE; INFRARED RAYS; LASERS; MICE; OOCYTES; OSMOSIS; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84901492448     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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