Follicle culture after ovarian cryostorage

Maturitas

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-179

  Smitz, Johan ^a   Cortvrindt, Rita ^a  

^a Brussels F   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Gamete; Meiosis; Oocyte; Ovary

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLASTOCYST; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; SURVIVAL; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OXYGEN;

EID: 0031784070     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(98)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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