Differential sucrose concentration during dehydration (0.2 mol/l) and rehydration (0.3 mol/l) increases the implantation rate of frozen human oocytes

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-71

  Bianchi, Veronica ^a   Coticchio, G ^a   Distratis, V ^a   Di Giusto, N ^a   Flamigni, C ^b   Borini, A ^a  

^a Tecnobios Procreazione   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; Oocyte; Pregnancy rate; Slow cooling; Sucrose concentration

Indexed keywords

ESCLIMA; ESTRADIOL; PRESERVATION SOLUTION; PROGESTERONE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEHYDRATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; REHYDRATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33846519831     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60765-1     Document Type: Article

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