Validation of safety procedures for the cryopreservation of semen contaminated with hepatitis C virus in assisted reproductive technology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1554-1557

  Maertens, A ^a   Bourlet, T ^a   Plotton, N ^a   Pozzetto, B ^a   Levy, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Cryopreservation; Hepatitis C virus; Straws; Viral safety

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; LIQUID NITROGEN; PROTAMINE; RESIN; RIBONUCLEASE; VIRUS RNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; SAFETY; SEALED CONTAINER; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM PRESERVATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 3242878592     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh275     Document Type: Article

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