The benefits of oocyte and embryo cryopreservation originate from its ability to arrest all
biological processes and place cells into a state of suspended animation. Such interruption …

The capability to produce bovine embryos from ovarian oocytes by in vitro methods of
maturation, fertilization and culture has progressed very rapidly during the past few years …

Cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos is a crucial step for the widespread and
conservation of animal genetic resources. However, oocytes and early embryos are very …

Over the last approximately 17 years freezing procedures have been developed allowing
high survival rates for nonsurgically collected bovine morulae and blastocysts. The vast …

Preservation of female genetics is currently done primarily by means of oocyte and embryo
cryopreservation. The field has seen much progress during its four-decade history, progress …

In 1972, a procedure was derived to cryopreserve mouse embryos. Over the past four
decades, this procedure has been adapted to freeze embryos of more than twenty-five …

Mammalian embryos have been successfully frozen and stored since 1972, when
Whittingham et al. obtained live mice after the transfer of frozen-thawed morulae …

The cryopreservation of embryos of most domestic species has become a routine procedure
in embryo transfer, and recently, advances have been made in the cold storage of …

The cryopreservation of mammalian oocytes and embryos has become an integral part of
assisted reproduction in animals, especially of domestic species. Embryo cryopreservation …

Cryopreservation of human gametes and tissue has been introduced into assisted
reproduction in recent years. The current status as well as new developments of …