Ultrastructure of human mature oocytes after slow cooling cryopreservation with ethylene glycol

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-377

  Nottola, Stefania Annarita ^a   Coticchio, G ^b   de Santis, L ^c   Macchiarelli, G ^d   Malone, M ^a   Bianchi, S ^d   Iaccarino, M ^e   Flamigni, C ^f   Borini, A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Tecnobios Procreazione   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^e IVF Center   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Ethylene glycol; Human; Oocyte; Slow cooling; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LYSOSOME; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 52049115883     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60220-9     Document Type: Article

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