Quality and functionality of human ovarian tissue after cryopreservation using an original slow freezing procedure

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-34

  Sanfilippo, Sandra ^a,b   Canis, Michel ^b,c   Romero, Sergio ^d   Sion, Benoît ^e   Déchelotte, Pierre ^c   Pouly, Jean Luc ^b,c   Janny, Laurent ^a,c   Smitz, Johan ^d   Brugnon, Florence ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b Centre International de Chirurgie Endoscopique (CICE)   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e CD   (France)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Human ovarian tissue; In vitro culture; Slow freezing

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUTAMINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RAFFINOSE; TAURINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENDOTHELIUM; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOLOGY; OVARIAN PRESERVATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; THAWING; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE GROWTH; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FREEZING; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RAFFINOSE; STROMAL CELLS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873056933     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9917-5     Document Type: Article

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