Cryopreservation of oocytes from pre-antral follicles

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-129

  Amorim, C A ^a,b   Goncalves P B D ^a   Figueiredo, J R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryoprotectant; Freezing; Isolated follicles; Oocyte; Ovarian tissue

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FREEZING; GENETIC RESOURCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; THAWING; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RATS; SHEEP;

EID: 0037957070     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmg014     Document Type: Review

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