Cryopreservation of human embryos by vitrification;Cryopréservation des embryons humains par vitrification

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 760-769

  Vanderzwalmen, P ^a,b   Zech, N ^a   Greindl, A J ^b   Ectors, F ^c   Lejeune, B ^b  

^a Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology   (Austria)

^b Centre Hospitalier interregional Edith Cavell   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aseptic cryopreservation; Blastocyst; Embryos; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANCY; MORULA; STORAGE; THAWING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOTE;

BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORULA; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOTE;

EID: 33748806859     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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