Waiting to be born: The ethical implications of the generation of "NUBorn" and "NUAge" mice from pre-pubertal ovarian tissue

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 21-29

  Zoloth, Laurie ^a   Backhus, Leilah ^b   Woodruff, Teresa ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Ethics; Fertility Preservation; IVF; Oncofertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; ETHICS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MORALITY; MOUSE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEOPLASM; OOCYTE; OVARY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIBLE; CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; METAPHOR; MICE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; OOCYTES; OVARY; PUBERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

MUS;

EID: 50149089086     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802248203     Document Type: Review

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