Developing a clinical-grade cryopreservation protocol for human testicular tissue and cells

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Pacchiarotti, Jason ^a   Ramos, Thomas ^a   Howerton, Kyle ^a   Greilach, Scott ^a   Zaragoza, Karina ^a   Olmstead, Marnie ^a   Izadyar, Fariborz ^a  

^a PrimeGen Biotech LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE STERILITY; TESTIS CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORMONES; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

EID: 84874618417     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/930962     Document Type: Article

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