Simple prediction of the survival of follicles in cryopreserved human ovarian tissue

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 577-582

  Maltaris, Theodoros ^a   Dragonas, Charalampos ^a   Hoffmann, Inge ^a   Mueller, Andreas ^a   Beckmann, Matthias W ^a   Dittrich, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; Granulosa cells; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY;

EID: 33748663953     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18012     Document Type: Article

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