Effect of Ethylene Glycol (EG) on the Viability of Mammalian Embryo during Cryopreservation

• Main Authors: Hyun Kim (Author), Young Moo Cho (Author), Yeoung-Gyu Ko (Author), Sung Woo Kim (Author), Hwan-Hoo Seong (Author), Keitaro Yamanouchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ethylene glycol (EG) has been successfully used as a cryoprotectant for vitrification of mammalian embryos (including human embryos) due to its low formula weight and high permeation into cells compared with other cryoprotectants, including propylene glycol (PROH). Cryopreservation is able to store...