A critical appraisal of cryopreservation (slow cooling versus vitrification) of human oocytes and embryos

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 536-554

  Edgar, David H ^a,b   Gook, Debra A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Human embryos; Human oocytes; Slow cooling; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; METAPHASE; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION;

BLASTOCYST; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84865098735     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms016     Document Type: Article

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