Theoretical and experimental basis of oocyte vitrification

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-306

  Smith, Gary D ^a,b   Motta, Eduardo E ^c,d   Serafini, Paulo ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Huntington Center for Reproductive Medicine of Brazil   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

oocyte; vitrification

Indexed keywords

CANCER THERAPY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MATERNAL AGE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; QUALITY CONTROL; THERMAL INJURY; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; MICE; OOCYTES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 80052418486     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.05.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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