Cryotop vitrification of human oocytes results in high survival rate and healthy deliveries

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-79

  Antinori, Monica ^a   Licata, Emanuele ^a   Dani, Gianluca ^a   Cerusico, Fabrizio ^a   Versaci, Caterina ^a   Antinori, Severino ^a  

^a RAPRUI (International Associated Research Institute for Human Reproduction Infertility Unit)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Cryotop; Human oocytes; Pregnancy rate; Survival rate; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONASI HP; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY RATE; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 33846517336     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60766-3     Document Type: Article

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