Theriogenology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1101-1114 , 15 April 2004

Effect of different cryoprotectants on the structural preservation of follicles in frozen zebu bovine (Bos indicus) ovarian tissue

  • Carolina M Lucci

      Affiliations

    • Lab. de Microscopia Electrônica, Depto. de Biologia Celular, IB, Univ. de Brası́lia, 70910-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
    • EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55-61-307-2424; fax: +55-61-347-6533.
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  • Mirella A Kacinskis

      Affiliations

    • Lab. de Microscopia Electrônica, Depto. de Biologia Celular, IB, Univ. de Brası́lia, 70910-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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  • Luiz Henrique R Lopes

      Affiliations

    • Lab. de Microscopia Electrônica, Depto. de Biologia Celular, IB, Univ. de Brası́lia, 70910-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
    • ,
  • Rodolfo Rumpf

      Affiliations

    • EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
    • ,
  • Sônia N Báo

      Affiliations

    • Lab. de Microscopia Electrônica, Depto. de Biologia Celular, IB, Univ. de Brası́lia, 70910-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Received 13 December 2002 ,Accepted 5 June 2003.

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PII: S0093-691X(03)00296-6

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.06.004

Theriogenology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1101-1114 , 15 April 2004

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