Re-Cryopreservation by Vitrification of Human Blastocysts Developed from Frozen-Cleaved Embryos: A Report of 15 Cycles

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Hiraoka, Kenichiro ^a   Fuchiwaki, Megumi ^a   Hiraoka, Kaori ^a   Murakami, Tomoyo ^a   Kinutani, Masayuki ^a   Kinutani, Kazuo ^a   Horiuchi, Toshitaka ^b  

^a Kinutani Women's Clinic   (Japan)

^b PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Frozen embryo; Human; Re cryopreservation; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547414642     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.24.23     Document Type: Article

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