Cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue using dimethylsulphoxide and propanediol-sucrose as cryoprotectants

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1268-1272

  Hovatta, Outi ^a,b   Silye, Rene ^a   Krausz, Thomas ^a   Abir, Ronit ^a   Margara, Raul ^a   Trew, Geoffrey ^a   Lass, Amir ^a   Winston, Robert M L ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Dimethylsulphoxide; Ovarian follicles; Ovarian tissue; Propanediol

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCROSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; TISSUE NECROSIS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0030036690     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019370     Document Type: Article

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