OPEN PULLED STRAW (OPS) VITRIFICATION OF PORCINE BLASTOCYSTS: SIMPLE PROCEDURE YIELDING EXCELLENT IN VITRO SURVIVAL, BUT SO FAR NO PIGLETS FOLLOWING TRANSFER

P Holm, G Vajta, Z Macháty, M Schmidt, R.S. Prather, T Greve, H Callesen

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    Abstract

    In 2 trials, 346 porcine in vivo blastocysts were vitrified in heat-softened and pulled French straws by the Open Pulled Straw (OPS) vitrification method. After thawing, embryos were either cultured in vitro (n=89) for 24 to 48 hours or transferred surgically (n=257) to 11 synchronised recipients without further culture. In trial I. 88% and 71 % of thawed blastocysts reexpanded and hatched in vitro, respectively, while 71 % reexpanded in trial 2. However, no piglets were born following transfer. though 1 recipient was diagnosed pregnant at Day 56 of gestation.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftCryo-Letters
    Udgave nummer20
    Sider (fra-til)307-310
    Antal sider4
    ISSN0143-2044
    StatusUdgivet - 1999

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    • cryopreservation,embryo survival,embryos,swine

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