Viability and function of the cryopreserved whole ovary: In vitro studies in the sheep

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1684-1694

  Wallin, Ann ^a   Ghahremani, Manda ^a,b   Dahm Kähler, Pernilla ^a   Brännström, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Perfusion; Progesterone; Sheep ovary; Viability

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; RINGER'S ACETATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; SHEEP; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; PATHOLOGY; PERFUSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; FORSKOLIN; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; OVARY; PERFUSION; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; STEROIDS;

EID: 69149090012     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep060     Document Type: Article

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