Blastocyst cryopreservation: Ultrarapid vitrification using cryoloop technique

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-225

  Mukaida, Tetsunori ^a   Takahashi, Katsuhiko ^a   Kasai, Magosaburo ^b  

^a Hiroshima HART Clinic   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cryoloop; Cryopreservation; Human; Verification

Indexed keywords

METAL; NYLON; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; MAGNET; PREGNANCY; RECIPIENT; SURVIVAL; TECHNIQUE; TUBE; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

EID: 0038783718     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61713-0     Document Type: Article

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