Methods for cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 729-734

  Hovatta, Outi ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Culture; Follicle; Ovary transplantation

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY FUNCTION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 20444416323     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61116-9     Document Type: Article

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