Eighteen-year cryopreservation does not negatively affect the pluripotency of human embryos: Evidence from embryonic stem cell derivation

BioResearch Open Access

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 166-173

  Pruksananonda, Kamthorn ^a   Rungsiwiwut, Ruttachuk ^a,b   Numchaisrika, Pranee ^a   Ahnonkitpanit, Vichuda ^a   Isarasena, Nipan ^a   Virutamasen, Pramuan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Infertility; Reproductive technology; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN NODAL; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN; TELOMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KARYOTYPE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84877313115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21647860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/biores.2012.0242     Document Type: Article

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