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Mouse embryo cryobanking

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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.

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  1. The Jackson Laboratory, 04609, Bar Harbor, Maine

    Larry E. Mobraaten

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Mobraaten, L.E. Mouse embryo cryobanking. J Assist Reprod Genet 3, 28–32 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01131377

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