title: Short-term storage of rabbit embryos at 4 degrees C.
abstract: A simple method for storing preimplantation mammalian embryos was tested under conditions which could be easily maintained inside an ordinary refrigerator set at 4 degrees C. No significant loss of viability occurred when rabbit embryos were stored at 4 degrees C for 7 days and either cultured in vitro at 37 degrees C or transferred to recipient does. Significant losses occurred when embryos were stored for 10 days or longer before culture at 37 degrees C (P < .01). Stored embryos transferred to recipients had a significantly longer average gestation period than embryos transferred without cold storage (P < .05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science University of California Davis, California 95616 USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Anderson