Cryopreservation of human oocytes and ovarian tissue

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-122

  Fabbri, Raffaella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biophysical factor; Cryoprotectant; Freezing protocol; Metaphase II; Morphological factor; Oocyte cryopreservation; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ICE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL GRANULE; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLD INJURY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DEHYDRATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EXOCYTOSIS; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORALITY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY; POLYSPERMY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVARY;

EID: 33646935999     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-005-1969-7     Document Type: Article

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