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This appendix describes the vitrification of blastocysts using VitriBlast™ (VBK) and ThermoBlast™ (TBK) from Nidacon, Mölndal, Sweden. The technique used and the reason for not including DMSO in the medium at the production stage, but including it separately in the kit, and the importance of collapsing the blastocyst prior to vitrification will be explained and described.
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Laessker, A.N., Hardarsson, T., Forsberg, AS., Mukaida, T., Holmes, P.V. (2017). Appendix G: Vitrification of Blastocysts Using VitriBlastTM and ThermoBlastTM: Nidacon. 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_27
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