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VITRIFICACAO EMBRIÕES [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cryogenics
  • Biotechnology
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

Vitrification refers to a form of cryopreservation where cooling rates are so rapid (minus 20,000 degrees/minute) that ice does not have a chance to form, and the mixture of cryoprotectant and egg forms a "glass-like" gel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cryogénie
  • Biotechnologie
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
CONT

Ce qui est nouveau, c'est qu'on a combiné la maturation in vitro avec une technique de refroidissement ultrarapide appelée la vitrification, une technique qui n'abîme pas les ovules [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criogenia
  • Biotecnología
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
CONT

La vitrificación implica la inmersión directa de los óvulos en nitrógeno líquido, cuya temperatura es de -196°C, previo tratamiento de los mismos con sustancias crioprotectoras. La principal ventaja de esta metodología es que no se [forman] cristales de hielo que pueden lesionar al óvulo al actuar como verdaderas cuchillas sobre las estructuras celulares.

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