Vitrification and the use of high concentrations of cryoprotectants: Is it a justified argument to prefer slow freezing?;Vitrification et utilisation de concentrations élevées en cryoprotecteurs: Ceci justifie-t-il de préférer la congélation lente ?

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 536-540

  Vanderzwalmen, P ^a,b,c   Zech, N ^a   Lejeune, B ^b   Wirtleitner, B ^a   Zech, M ^a   Ectors, F ^c  

^a IVF Centers Prof Zech   (Austria)

^b Centre Hospitalier interregional Edith Cavell   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cryoprotectant; Vitrification; Vitrified state

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CRYOPROTECTION; EMBRYO; FREEZING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SLOW FREEZING; SURVIVAL; VITRIFICATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 77956966326     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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