Embryo survival after vitrification of 2 PN oocytes

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-49

  Beyer, Daniel A ^a   Amari, Feriel ^a   Diedrich, Klaus ^a   Hasani, Safaa Al ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold storage duration; Fertilization; Survival of oocytes; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 79952501298     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: 20903251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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