Ovarian cryopreservation strategies and the fine control of ovarian follicle development in vitro

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1221, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-46

  Johnson, Joshua ^a   Patrizio, Pasquale ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fertility preservation; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE FERTILITY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARIAN PRESERVATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION;

EID: 79952657123     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.05967.x     Document Type: Article

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