Ultrastructure of human mature oocytes after slow cooling cryopreservation using different sucrose concentrations

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1123-1133

  Nottola, S A ^a   Macchiarelli, G ^b   Coticchio, G ^d   Bianchi, S ^b   Cecconi, S ^c   De Santis, L ^e   Scaravelli, G ^f   Flamigni, C ^g   Borini, A ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d Tecnobios Procreazione   (Italy)

^e SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f CNESPS   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Human; Oocyte; Slow cooling; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCROSE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRION; OOCYTE; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; THAWING; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FREEZING; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH; FEMALE; FREEZING; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; SUCROSE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 34347221213     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del463     Document Type: Article

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