Human oocyte ultravitrification with a low concentration of cryoprotectants by ultrafast cooling: A new protocol

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1101-1103

  Criado, Enrique ^a   Albani, Elena ^a   Novara, Paola Vittoria ^a   Smeraldi, Antonella ^a   Cesana, Amalia ^a   Parini, Valentina ^a   Levi Setti, Paolo Emanuele ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human oocyte; quartz capillars; slush nitrogen; ultrarapid; ultravitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE ULTRAVITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION;

CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITROGEN; OOCYTES; SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 79951949956     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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