In-vitro maturation of human oocytes: Before or after vitrification?

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 507-512

  Fasano, Giovanna ^a,b   Demeestere, Isabelle ^a   Englert, Yvon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fertilization and development rates; Human oocyte vitrification; In vitro maturation rate; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84865037291     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9751-9     Document Type: Article

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