Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1928-1932 , May 2009

Long-term liquid nitrogen vapor storage of mouse embryos cryopreserved using vitrification or slow cooling

Received 9 January 2008 ,Revised 14 February 2008 ,Accepted 14 February 2008.

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 J.H.E has nothing to disclose. J.K.P. has nothing to disclose. W.S.L. has nothing to disclose. K.R.C. has nothing to disclose. T.K.Y. has nothing to disclose. D.R.L. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00492-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.126

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1928-1932 , May 2009

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