Survival and post-warming in vitro competence of human oocytes after high security closed system vitrification

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 361-369

  De Munck, N ^a,b   Verheyen, G ^a   Van Landuyt, L ^a   Stoop, D ^a   Van De Velde, H ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Closed straw; Human; In vitro development; Oocyte; Survival; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HIGH SECURITY CLOSED SYSTEM VITRIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; IN VITRO STUDY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAWING; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84876295727     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-9930-3     Document Type: Article

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