Efficiency of equilibrium cooling and vitrification procedures for the cryopreservation of ovarian tissue: comparative analysis between human and animal models

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 1150-1156

  Gandolfi, Fulvio ^a   Paffoni, Alessio ^a   Papasso Brambilla, Elide ^a   Bonetti, Silvia ^a   Brevini, Tiziana A L ^a   Ragni, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

animal model; bovine; equilibrium cooling; human; morphology; Ovary; pig; vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; COW; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; ISOLATED ORGAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLD; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33645750144     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.062     Document Type: Article

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