The effect of vitrification on ultrastructure of human in vitro matured germinal vesicle oocytes

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Shahedi, Abbas ^a   Hosseini, Ahmad ^a   Khalili, Mohammad Ali ^b   Norouzian, Mohsen ^a   Salehi, Mohammad ^a   Piriaei, Abbas ^a   Nottola, Stefania Annarita ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; GV oocyte; In vitro maturation; Ultrastructure; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITRIFICATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84874534503     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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