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Chapter 18 Vitrification: A Reliable Method for Cryopreservation of Animal Embryos

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The impact of cryopreservation in assisted reproduction is increasingly appreciated. Cells, oocytes, and embryos preserved under ultralow temperature can endure storage for indefinite time with almost no alteration in their metabolic and genetic components. Advances in cryopreservation and its applications to preserve cells, gametes, and embryos offer opportunities in conservation of biodiversity and dissemination of elite livestock germplasm. This chapter describes the vitrification for cryopreservation of livestock embryos.

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  1. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur, 176 061, Himachal Pradesh, India

    B. Singh & G. Mal

  2. Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132 001, Haryana, India

    S. K. Singla

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  1. Reproductive Biology Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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  2. ASTRA Fertility Group, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    Alex C. Varghese

  3. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Singh, B., Mal, G., Singla, S.K. (2017). Chapter 18 Vitrification: A Reliable Method for Cryopreservation of Animal Embryos. In: Nagy, Z., Varghese, A., Agarwal, A. (eds) Cryopreservation of Mammalian Gametes and Embryos. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1568. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6828-2_18

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