New aspects of cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos in assisted reproduction and future perspectives

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 162-185

  Ludwig, M ^a   Al Hasani, S ^a   Felberbaum, R ^a   Diedrich, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child follow up; Embryo cryopreservation; Ovarian tissue banking; Pronucleate stage oocyte cryopreservation

Indexed keywords

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOPSY; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; PREGNANCY RATE; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032866947     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.suppl_1.162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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