Oocyte vitrification: Advances, progress and future goals

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 411-420

  Chian, Ri Cheng ^a,b   Wang, Yao ^a   Li, Yi Ran ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryoprotectant; Live birth; Oocyte; Pregnancy; Preservation; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; LIQUID NITROGEN; PRESERVATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DEVICE; LIVE BIRTH; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES CONCERNING CELLS; STORAGE TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; VITRIFICATION; WARMING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; OOCYTES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84897506133     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0180-9     Document Type: Article

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