Developmental potential of human oocytes after slow freezing or vitrification: A randomized in vitro study based on parthenogenesis

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1027-1033

  Paffoni, Alessio ^a   Alagna, Federica ^a   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a   Restelli, Liliana ^a   Brevini, Tiziana A L ^b   Gandolfi, Fulvio ^b   Ragni, Guido ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; In vitro assay; Oocytes; Parthenogenesis; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRIFICATION; ADULT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FREEZING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; PARTHENOGENESIS;

EID: 57849128943     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108322437     Document Type: Article

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