VITRIFICATION OF IN VIVO AND IN VITRO PRODUCED OVINE BLASTOCYSTS

REFERENCES

• Ali , J. and Shelton , J. N. 1993 . Successful vitrification of day-6 sheep embryos . J. Reprod. Fertil. , 99 : 65 – 70 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Bank , H. and Maurer , R. R. 1974 . Survival of frozen rabbit embryos . Exp. Cell Res. , 89 : 188 – 196 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bilton , R. J. and Moore , N. W. 1976 . In vitro culture, storage and transfer of goat embryos . Aust. J. Biol. Sci. , 29 : 125 – 129 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Cocero , M. J. , Prolureur , R. , De La Fuenta , J. and Chupin , D. 1988 . Glycerol or ethylene glycol for cryoprotection of deep frozen ewe embryos . Theriogenology , 29 : 238
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gardner , D. K. , Lane , M. , Spitzer , R. and Batt , P. 1994 . Enhanced rates of cleavage and development for sheep zygotes cultured to the blastocyst stage in vitro in absence of serum and somatic cells: amino acids, vitamins, and culturing embryos in groups stimulate development . Biol. Reprod. , 50 : 390 – 400 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hochi , S. , Fujimoto , T. , Braum , J. and Oguri , N. 1994 . Pregnancies following transfer of equine embryos cryopreserved by vitrification . Theriogenology , 42 : 483 – 488 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kasai , M. , Hamaguchi , Y. , Zhu , S. E. , Miyake , T. , Sakurai , T. and Machida , T. 1992 . High survival of rabbit morulae after vitrification in an ethylene glycol-based solution by a simple method . Biol. of Reprod. , 46 : 1042 – 1046 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kasai , M , Komi , J. H. , Takakamo , A. , Tsudera , H. , Sakurai , T. and Machida , T. 1990 . A simple method for mouse embryo cryopreservation in a low toxicity vitrification solution without appreciable loss of viability . J. Reprod. Fertil. , 89 : 91 – 97 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kono , T. , Suzuki , O. and Tsunoda , Y. 1988 . Cryopreservation of rat blastocysts by vitrification . Cryobiology , 25 : 170 – 173 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leibo , S. P. and Loskutoff , N. M. 1993 . Cryobiology of in vitro-derived bovine embryos . Theriogenology , 39 : 81 – 94 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lopez-Gatius , F. and Camon-Urgel , J. 1989 . Pregnancies and live offspring following transfer of one-step vitrified bovine embryos . Zuchthyg , 24 : 255 – 258 .
   Google Scholar
• Mahmoudzadeh , A. R. , Van Soom , A. , Bols , P. , Ysebaert , M. T. and de Kruif , A. 1995 . Optimization of a simple vitrification procedure for bovine embryos produced in vitro: effect of developmental stage, two-step addition of cryoprotectant and sucrose dilution on embryonic survival . J. Reprod. Fertil. , 103 : 33 – 39 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Martinez , A. G. , Furnus , C. C. , Matkovic , M. and de Matos , D. G. 1997 . Lambing from transfer of in vivo and in vitro produced fresh or vitrified ovine embryos . Theriogenology , 47 : 351 (abstract)
   Google Scholar
• Massip , A. , Van Der Zwalmen , P. , Scheffen , B. and Ectors , F. 1986 . Pregnancies following transfer of cattle embryos preserved by vitrification . Cryo-Lett. , 7 : 270 – 273 .
   Google Scholar
• Naitana , S. , Dattena , M. , Gallus , M. , Loi , P. , Branca , A. , Ledda , S. and Cappai , P. 1995 . Recipient synchronization affects viability of vitrified ovine blastocysts . Theriogenology , 43 : 1371 – 1378 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nakagata , N. 1989 . High survival rate of pronuclear mouse oocytes derived from in vitro fertilization following ultrarapid freezing and thawing . Jpn. J. Fertil. Steril. , 34 : 757 – 760 .
   Google Scholar
• Ohboshi , S. , Nakamichi , R. and Fujihara , N. 1993 . Cryopreservation of rat blastocysts by vitrification using ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and sucrose . J. Mamm. Ova Res. , 10 : 185 – 193 .
   Google Scholar
• Ohta , N. , Nohara , M. , Kojimahara , T. , Ito , M. , Saito , T. , Nakahara , K. , Tezuka , N. , Saito , H. and Hiroi , M. 1996 . Ultrarapid freezing of human embryos by vitrification method—a case of delivery . Jpn. J. Fertil. Steril. , 41 : 276 – 279 .
   Google Scholar
• Ptak , G. , Dattena , M. , Loi , P. , Tischner , M. and Cappai , P. 1999 . Ovum pick-up in sheep: Efficiency of in vitro embryo production, vitrification and birth of offspring . Theriogenology , 52 : 1105 – 1114 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rall , W. F. and Fahy , G. M. 1985 . Ice-free cryopreservation of mouse embryos at –196 by Vitrification . Nature , 313 : 573 – 575 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rall , W. F. , Wood , M. J. , Kirby , C. and Whittingham , D. G. 1987 . Development of mouse embryos cryopreserved by vitrification . J. Reprod. Fertil. , 80 : 499 – 504 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Scheffen , B. , Van Der Zwalmen , P. and Massip , A. 1986 . A simple and efficient procedure for preservation of mouse embryos by vitrification . Cryo-Lett. , 7 : 260 – 269 .
   Google Scholar
• Schiewe , M. C. , Rall , W. F. , Stuart , L. D. and Wildt , D. E. 1991 . Analysis of cryopretectant, cooling rate and in situ dilution using conventional freezing or vitrification for cryopreserving sheep embryos . Theriogenology , 36 : 279 – 293 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smorag , Z. , Gajda , B. , Wieczorek , B. and Jura , J. 1989 . Stage-dependent viability of vitrified rabbit embryos . Theriogenology , 31 : 1227 – 1231 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Széll , A. , Zhang , J. and Hudson , R. 1990 . Rapid cryopreservation of sheep embryos by direct transfer into liquid nitrogen vapour at −180°C . Reprod. Fertil. Dev. , 2 : 613 – 618 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Széll , A. , Shelton , J. N. and Széll , K. 1989 . Osmotic characteristics of sheep and cattle embryos . Cryobiology , 26 : 297 – 301 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tachikawa , S. , Otoi , T. , Kondo , S. , Machida , T. and Kasai , M. 1993 . Successful vitrification of bovine blastocysts derived by in vitro maturation and fertilization . Mol. Reprod. Dev. , 34 : 266 – 271 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tervit , H. R. and Goold , P. G. 1984 . Deep freezing sheep embryos . Theriogenology , 21 : 268
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Trounson , A. and Mohr , L. 1983 . Human pregnancy following cryopreservation, thawing and transfer of an 8-cell embryo . Nature , 305 : 305 – 307 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Walmsley , S. E. , Pollard , J. W. , Randall , A. E. and Morris , L. H.A. 1999 . Survival of in vitro produced ovine embryos of different developmental stages after vitrification in EFS-40 . Theriogenology , 51 : 177 (abstract)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Whittingham , D. G. 1975 . Survival of rat embryos after freezing and thawing . J. Reprod. Fertil. , 43 : 575 – 578 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Whittingham , D. G. , Leibo , S. P. and Mazur , P. 1972 . Survival of mouse embryos frozen to −196°C and −269°C . Science , 178 : 411 – 414 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Willadsen , S. M. 1997 . “ Factors affecting the survival of sheep embryos during deep-freeezing and thawing ” . In The freezing of mammalian embryos Edited by: Elliott , K. and Whelan , J. 175 – 194 . Elsevier, Amsterdam, , Holland : Ciba Fndn Symp 52 .
   Google Scholar
• Willadsen , S. M. , Polge , C. , Rowson , L. E.A. and Moor , R. M. 1976 . Deep freezing of sheep embryos . J. Reprod. Fertil. , 46 : 151 – 154 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Wilmut , I. and Rowson , L. E.A. 1973 . Experiments on the low-temperature preservation of cow embryos . Vet. Rec , 92 : 686 – 690 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wilmut , I. 1972 . The effect of cooling rate, warming rate, cryoprotective agent and stage of development on survival of mouse embryos during freezing and thawing . Life Sci. , PII, 11 : 1017 – 1079 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yamamoto , Y. , Oguri , N. , Tsutsumi , Y. and Hachinohe , Y. 1982 . Experiments in the freezing and storage of equine embryos . J. Reprod. Fertil. Supple. , 32 : 399 – 403 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Yuswiati , E. and Holtz , W. 1990 . Successful transfer of vitrified goat embryos . Theriogenology , 34 : 629 – 632 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhu , S. E. , Kasai , M , Otoge , H. , Sakurai , T. and Machida , T. 1993 . Cryopreservation of expanded mouse blastocysts by vitrification in ethylene glycol-based solutions . J. Reprod. Fertil. , 98 : 139 – 145 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar