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bp0019cpr4 | Gametes and Embryos | CPR2013

Cryopreservation of female germplasm in pigs

Tam�s Somfai1, Kazuhiro Kikuchi2, Hiroyuki Kaneko2, Junko Noguchi2, , Koji Yoshioka3, Takashi Nagai1

Cryopreservation of female germplasm has basic importance in preservation and distribution of genetic lines in farm animals. Although vitrification technology has been applied for the cryopreservation of porcine oocytes and ovarian tissues, reduced developmental competence of preserved oocytes and the lack of offspring produced from them underlines the importance for further developments in cryopreservation protocols for this purpose. This review discusses the problems o...