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Direct transfer of vitrified rabbit embryos.

Jose S. VicenteF. García-ximénez

subject

animal structuresEquineChemistryDimethyl sulfoxideUterine hornsEmbryoRabbit (nuclear engineering)AnatomyDirect transferAndrologychemistry.chemical_compoundFood Animalsembryonic structuresAnimal Science and ZoologyVitrificationSmall AnimalsEthylene glycol

description

In this study we looked at the feasibility of transferring vitrified rabbit embryos directly into recipient does. Compacted morulae were vitrified in a solution of 20% ethylene glycol and 20% dimethyl sulfoxide. After thawing, and without step-wise diluted solution, the vitrified embryos were transferred into the recipient's uterine horns. Survival rate at birth differed from fresh rabbit embryos (40% vs 55%, P0.05). However, the percentage of does that delivered (94%) and the survival rate suggested this method is suitable for both storage and simple transfer of rabbit morulae.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1994-12-12Theriogenology
10.1016/0093-691x(96)00010-6https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16727843