Directional freezing: A solution to the methodological challenges to preserve large organs

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 438-442

  Arav, Amir ^a   Natan, Yehudit ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Core Dynamics Inc ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Directional freezing; Fertility preservation; Whole ovary

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL; ICE; LIQUID NITROGEN;

CELL SURVIVAL; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEHYDRATION; FERTILITY; FREEZING; HEAT; HEAT TRANSFER; HEIFER; HUMAN; MULTITHERMAL GRADIENT; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OVARY; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY TRANSPLANTATION; PERFUSION; RETRANSPLANTATION; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SHEEP; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING; THERMODYNAMICS; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 70449435574     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1241052     Document Type: Review

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