Open AccessRadiofrequency identification tag system improves the efficiency of closed vitrification for cryopreservation and thawing of bovine ovarian tissues
Author(s) -
Takumi Sato,
Yodo Sugishita,
Yuki Suzuki,
Masayuki Kashiwagi,
Sayako Furuyama,
Sandy Nishimura,
Atsushi Uekawa,
Takashi Koizumi,
Masahiko Awaji,
T. Sawa,
Akiko Tozawa,
V. Komatsu,
Nao Suzuki
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1573-7330
pISSN - 1058-0468
DOI - 10.1007/s10815-019-01599-3
Subject(s) - vitrification , cryopreservation , andrology , significant difference , ovarian tissue , biology , ovary , medicine , embryo , genetics
A radiofrequency identification (RFID) tag system was designed to streamline cryopreservation and thawing procedures. This study evaluated the usefulness of the RFID tag system for improving the efficiency of cryopreserving/thawing bovine ovarian tissue by the closed vitrification protocol.