Vitrification of Bovine Embryos with Various Containers

  • Kim, Young-Mi (Animal Resource Research Center, Konkuk University, Deaprtment of Life Science, Sangji Youngseo College) ;
  • Ko, Dae-Hwan (Department of Life Science, Sangji Youngseo College) ;
  • Saen, Chung-Kil (Animal Resource Research Center, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Hoon-Teak (Animal Resource Research Center, Konkuk University)
  • 발행 : 2003.06.01

초록

The objective of this study is to examine an effective cryopreservation method and various vitrification containers on the survival vates of embroys. For the vitrification, in vitro produced embryos at blastocyst stage were exposed to ethylene glycol 5.5 M freezing solution (EG5.5) for 20 sec, loaded on containers such as grid, straw and paper and then immediately plunged into - 196$^{\circ}C$ L$N_2$. The blastocysts were thawed serially in 0.5, 0.25 and 0.125%; P < 0.05). Therefore, this study suggests that bovine embryos can be easily, effectively and successfully cryopreserved by grid, straw, and paper in the presence of freezing solution. Furthermore, vitrification using paper may be used as a no M sucrose in CR1aa, each for 1 min, and cultured in CR1 an medium supplemented with 10% FBS. After thawing, there were not significant differences in recovery rates of EM grid, straw and paper as 84.6, 88.3, and 93.7%, respectively (Table 1). However, survival rates of EM grid (78.1%) and paper (77.1%) showed significantly higher than straw (52. 1w method for bovine embryos.

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