Human oocyte vitrification: the permeability of metaphase II oocytes to water and ethylene glycol and the appliance toward vitrification

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1812-1825

  Mullen, Steven F ^a   Li, Mei ^b   Li, Yuan ^b   Chen, Zi Jiang ^a,b   Critser, John K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

computer modeling; ethylene glycol; human; oocytes; permeability; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; VITRIFICATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ADULT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; WATER;

EID: 44349165576     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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