Character, distribution and biological implications of ice crystallization in cryopreserved rabbit ovarian tissue revealed by cryo-scanning electron microscopy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 470-478

  Gosden, Roger G ^a   Yin, Hang ^a   Bodine, Richard J ^a   Morris, G John ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Electron microscopy; Freezing; Ovary; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

GOLD; ICE; LIQUID NITROGEN; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYO SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTALLIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY CELL; PARTICLE SIZE; RABBIT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE SECTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 74549147301     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep395     Document Type: Article

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