Human ovarian tissue: Vitrification versus conventional freezing

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1767-1768

  Isachenko, V ^a   Isachenko, E ^a   Weiss, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; QUALITY CONTROL; VITRIFICATION; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FREEZING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; NEEDLES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 69149095216     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep094     Document Type: Letter

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