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The Use of Antifreeze Proteins in the Cryopreservation of Gametes and Embryos

The cryopreservation of gametes and embryos is a technique widely used in reproductive biology. This technology helps in the reproductive management of domesticated animals, and it is an important tool for gene banking and for human-assisted reproductive technologies. Antifreeze proteins are natural...

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Autores principales: Robles, Vanesa, G. Valcarce, David, F. Riesco, Marta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6571776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31075977
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9050181
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author Robles, Vanesa
G. Valcarce, David
F. Riesco, Marta
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description The cryopreservation of gametes and embryos is a technique widely used in reproductive biology. This technology helps in the reproductive management of domesticated animals, and it is an important tool for gene banking and for human-assisted reproductive technologies. Antifreeze proteins are naturally present in several organisms exposed to subzero temperatures. The ability for these proteins to inhibit ice recrystallization together with their ability to interact with biological membranes makes them interesting molecules to be used in cryopreservation protocols. This mini-review provides a general overview about the use of antifreeze proteins to improve the short and long term storage of gametes and embryos.
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spelling pubmed-65717762019-06-18 The Use of Antifreeze Proteins in the Cryopreservation of Gametes and Embryos Robles, Vanesa G. Valcarce, David F. Riesco, Marta Biomolecules Review The cryopreservation of gametes and embryos is a technique widely used in reproductive biology. This technology helps in the reproductive management of domesticated animals, and it is an important tool for gene banking and for human-assisted reproductive technologies. Antifreeze proteins are naturally present in several organisms exposed to subzero temperatures. The ability for these proteins to inhibit ice recrystallization together with their ability to interact with biological membranes makes them interesting molecules to be used in cryopreservation protocols. This mini-review provides a general overview about the use of antifreeze proteins to improve the short and long term storage of gametes and embryos. MDPI 2019-05-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6571776/ /pubmed/31075977 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9050181 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6571776/
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