Mouse ovarian follicle cryopreservation using vitrification or slow programmed cooling: Assessment of in vitro development, maturation, ultra-structure and meiotic spindle organization

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Desai, Nina ^a   AbdelHafez, Faten ^a,b   Ali, Mansour Y ^b   Sayed, Ezzat H ^b   Abu Alhassan, Ahmed M ^b   Falcone, Tomasso ^a   Goldfarb, James ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Meiotic spindle retardance; Pre antral follicle; Ultra structure; Vitrification; Vitro maturation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; SLOW PROGRAMMED COOLING; SPINDLE CELL; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FREEZING; MEIOSIS; MICE; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 78651242482     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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