PRESERVATION OF MOUSE EMBRYOS BY TWO-STEP FREEZING.

Author(s) : WOOD M. J., FARRANT J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

EIGHT-CELL MOUSE EMBRYOS IN 1.5 M DMSO WERE PRESERVED IN LN2 BY A TWO STEP PROCEDURE. FIFTEEN MINUTES EXPOSURE AT 253 K (-20 DEG C) PROTECTED THE EMBRYOS AGAINST DAMAGE DURING RAPID COOLING TO 77 K (-196 DEG C) AND DURING RAPID WARMING AND RAPID DILUTION. SINCE SURVIVAL WAS POOR ON SLOW WARMING IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE METHOD PERMITS THE FORMATION OF SOME INTRACELLULAR ICE.

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  • Original title: PRESERVATION OF MOUSE EMBRYOS BY TWO-STEP FREEZING.
  • Record ID : 1981-0318
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryobiology - vol. 17 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1980/04

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