Parthenogenic activation of surplus in vitro-matured human oocytes: a tool for validation of oocyte cryopreservation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2091-2093

  Morbeck, Dean E ^a,b   Walker, David L ^a   Fredrickson, Jolene R ^b   Barud, Kathrynne M ^a   Coddington III, Charles C ^a  

^a Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 N,N DIMETHYLADENINE; IONOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY; MODEL; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING; VALIDATION STUDY; WARMING;

CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTES; PARTHENOGENESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70749151954     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.084     Document Type: Article

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