The current challenges to efficient immature oocyte cryopreservation

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1531-1539

  Brambillasca, Fausta ^a   Guglielmo, Maria Cristina ^a   Coticchio, Giovanni ^a   Mignini Renzini, Mario ^a   Dal Canto, Mariabeatrice ^a   Fadini, Rubens ^a  

^a Istituti Clinici Zucchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility preservation; Germinal vesicle; In vitro maturation; Oocyte cryopreservation; Transzonal projections

Indexed keywords

CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOSKELETON; FREEZING; HUMAN; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VITRIFICATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FREEZING; HUMANS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84890546035     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0112-0     Document Type: Review

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