Cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue: Effect of spontaneous and initiated ice formation

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-345

  Isachenko, Vladimir ^a   Isachenko, Evgenia ^a   Reinsberg, Jochen ^a   Montag, Markus ^a   Braun, Feodor ^a   van der Ven, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Follicles; Hormones; Human ovary; Ice formation; Seeding

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INITIATED ICE FORMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; SPONTANEOUS ICE FORMATION; THAWING; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 41049101421     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60593-7     Document Type: Article

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