A morphological and functional study of the effect of slow freezing followed by complete in-vitro maturation of primary mouse ovarian follicles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2648-2655

  Cortvrindt, R ^a   Smitz, J ^a   Van Steirteghem, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Follicle; Freezing; In vitro maturation; Mouse; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; THECA CELL; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0030479667     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019187     Document Type: Article

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