The role of vitrification techniques of cryopreservation in reproductive medicine

Human Fertility

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-239

  Pegg, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell and tissue banking; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Storage; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLASS; ICE;

ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COOLING; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; EMBRYO; EXPERIENCE; GAMETE; GONAD; HUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SOLUTE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; OSMOSIS; OVARY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN PRESERVATION; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 30744444976     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270500054803     Document Type: Article

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