A review of the risk of contamination of semen and embryos during cryopreservation and measures to limit cross-contamination during banking to prevent disease …

A Bielanski - Theriogenology, 2012 - Elsevier
This review summarizes pertinent data and opinions regarding the potential hazard of
disease transmission through cryopreserved and banked embryos in liquid nitrogen (LN) …

Vitrification improves in-vitro embryonic survival in Bos taurus embryos without increasing pregnancy rate post embryo transfer when compared to slow-freezing: A …

U Arshad, M Sagheer, FB Gonzalez-Silvestry… - Cryobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives were to use meta-analytic approaches to compare slow-freezing (SF) and
vitrification (VF) methods of cryopreservation on in-vitro (n= 12,211) and in-vivo (n= 3473) …

Survival of vitrified in vitro–produced bovine embryos after a one-step warming in-straw cryoprotectant dilution procedure

JN Caamaño, E Gómez, B Trigal, M Muñoz… - Theriogenology, 2015 - Elsevier
Vitrification is an alternative to slow-rate freezing for cryopreserving bovine embryos.
However, this technology requires simplification if it is to be used under field conditions. The …

Effects of trehalose vitrification and artificial oocyte activation on the development competence of human immature oocytes

Z Zhang, T Wang, Y Hao, F Panhwar, Z Chen, W Zou… - Cryobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Sucrose and trehalose are conventional cryoprotectant additives for oocytes and embryos.
Ethanol can artificially enhance activation of inseminated mature oocytes. This study aims to …

Time-dependent effects of heat shock on the zona pellucida ultrastructure and in vitro developmental competence of bovine oocytes

F Báez, Á Camargo, AL Reyes, A Márquez… - Reproductive …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different exposure lenght to heat shock
(HS) during in vitro maturation (IVM) on zona pellucida (ZP) ultrastructure and …

Human oocyte cryopreservation: past, present and future

N Koutlaki, B Schoepper, G Maroulis, K Diedrich… - Reproductive …, 2006 - Elsevier
Despite inferior results in the past compared with embryo freezing, oocyte cryopreservation
has made great strides in recent years. In fact, it has become a necessity in assisted …

[PDF][PDF] Cryopreservation of mammalian embryos: the state of the art

K Moore, AQ Bonilla - Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences, 2006 - researchgate.net
Abstract Moore K, Bonilla AQ. Cryopreservation of Mammalian Embryos: the State of the Art.
ARBS Annu Rev Biomed Sci 2006; 8: 19-32. Embryo cryopreservation has been a useful …

Bovine oocyte quality in relation to ultrastructural characteristics of zona pellucida, polyspermic penetration and developmental competence

P Santos, A Chaveiro, N Simoes… - … in Domestic Animals, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Contents In the present study, the effect of bovine oocyte quality related to ultrastructural
characteristics of zona pellucida (ZP), polyspermic penetration and embryo developmental …

Effect of laser zona thinning on vitrified–warmed embryo transfer at the cleavage stage: a prospective, randomized study

MR Valojerdi, P Eftekhari-Yazdi, L Karimian… - Reproductive …, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine if laser zona thinning could improve the rates of
pregnancy and implantation for vitrified–warmed embryo transfer at the cleavage stage. A …

Higher implantation and live birth rates with laser zona pellucida breaching than thinning in single frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer

C Liu, K Su, W Shang, H Ji, C Yuan, M Cao, C Li… - Lasers in Medical …, 2020 - Springer
While zona pellucida (ZP) breaching of day-3 frozen blastocysts embryos can increase the
blastocyst hatching rate, compared with ZP thinning, the pregnancy and implantation rates …