Noninvasive index of cryorecovery and growth potential for human follicles in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1180-1189

  Barrett, Susan L ^a,b   Shea, Lonnie D ^c   Woodruff, Teresa K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Reproductive Science   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; Birefringence; Cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; Follicle; Transzonal projections

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER PATIENT; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 77953836416     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.082933     Document Type: Article

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