Effects of cryoprotectants and cryopreservation on germinal vesicle-stage cumulus-oocyte complexes of rhesus monkeys

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 805-816

  VandeVoort, Catherine A ^a,b   Shirley, Cynthia R ^a   Hill, Dana L ^a   Leibo, S P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

cryopreservation; cryoprotectants; Cumulus oocyte complexes; rhesus monkeys

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; OOCYTES;

EID: 51449106379     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.105     Document Type: Article

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