Artificial collapse of blastocysts before vitrification: Mechanical vs. laser technique and effect on survival, cell number, and cell death in early and expanded blastocysts

Cell Preservation Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-189

  Desai, Nina ^a   Szeptycki, Julia ^a   Scott, Melanie ^a   AbdelHafez, Faten F ^a   Goldfarb, James ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL EXPANSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 56549099712     PISSN: 1538344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpt.2008.0007     Document Type: Article

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