Abstract |
The effect of rapid freezing and thawing on the survival of 2-cell rabbit embryos was examined. When embryos in 2.2 M-propanediol were directly plunged from room temperature to liquid nitrogen some of them survived after thawing (8%) but only if they had been pretreated by exposure to an impermeable solute, sucrose, that makes the blastomeres shrink osmotically before cooling. High survival (77-88%) in vitro was obtained when pretreated embryos were first held at -30 degrees C for 30-240 min before immersion into liquid nitrogen. Transfer of such frozen-thawed embryos gave a survival rate to live young similar to that obtained with controls (26% and 32% respectively). DMSO was less effective than propanediol; only 2 out of 38 sucrose-pretreated frozen-thawed embryos developed in vitro. The present work shows that a combination of partial dehydration of blastomeres at room temperature with their permeation by a cryoprotective agent offers a simple method for successful rapid freezing and thawing of rabbit embryos.
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Authors | J P Renard, Bui-Xuan-Nguyen, V Garnier |
Journal | Journal of reproduction and fertility
(J Reprod Fertil)
Vol. 71
Issue 2
Pg. 573-80
(Jul 1984)
ISSN: 0022-4251 [Print] England |
PMID | 6747965
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Propylene Glycols
- Sucrose
- Propylene Glycol
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Topics |
- Animals
- Blastomeres
- Desiccation
- Embryo Transfer
- Female
- Freezing
- Propylene Glycol
- Propylene Glycols
- Rabbits
- Sucrose
- Tissue Preservation
(methods)
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