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Collection and Cryopreservation of Hamster Oocytes and Mouse Embryos
Published on: March 27, 2009
Mouse embryo cryobanking
Abstract:
The frozen storage of mouse embryos is a practical means of assuring the preservation of scientifically valuable strains of mice for research. Banks are maintained at over 15 institutions throughout the world. At the Jackson Laboratory eight-cell embryos from approximately 500 strains are preserved in liquid nitrogen storage.

