Effect of vitrification on morphology and in-vitro maturation outcome of human immature oocytes

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-198

  Mohsenzadeh, Mehdi ^a   Khalili, Mohammad Ali ^b   Nazari, Saeedeh ^b   Jahromi, Vahid Hemayatkhah ^c   Agharahimi, Azam ^b   Halvaei, Iman ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Female infertility; Germinal vesicle stage; Male infertility; Meiotic metaphase I; Ovarian hyperstimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITRIFICATION;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; OOCYTES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITRIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870839549     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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