Physical factors are involved in the destruction of embryos and oocytes during freezing and thawing procedures

Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 795-802

  Ashwood smith, M J ^a,b,c   Morris, G W ^d   Fowler, R ^c   Appleton, T C ^a,c   Ashorn, R ^a,e  

^a Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Cell Systems Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Embryos; Freezing; Oocytes; Thawing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DESTRUCTION; DEVELOPMENT; EGG; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; THAWING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0023687842     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136785     Document Type: Article

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