Successful pregnancy after the vitrification of zygotes using commercial vitrification solutions and conventional straws to protect against infections in liquid nitrogen

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-35

  Kumasako, Yoko ^a   Kumon, Mami ^a   Utsunomiya, Takafumi ^a   Araki, Yasuhisa ^b  

^a St Luke Clinic   (Japan)

^b Institute for ARMT   (Japan)

Author keywords

IVF; Safety; Straw; Vitrification; Zygote

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DEVICE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PLASTIC STRAW; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEUS; THAWING; UTERUS; VITRIFICATION; ZYGOTE;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 17644375464     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-005-0818-8     Document Type: Article

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