Efficacy of ovarian tissue cryopreservation in a major European center

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1003-1012

  Bastings, L ^a   Liebenthron, J ^b   Westphal, J R ^a   Beerendonk, C C M ^a   Van Der Ven, H ^b   Meinecke, B ^c   Montag, M ^d   Braat, D D M ^a   Peek, R ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fertility preservation; Follicles; Ovarian tissue; Tissue damage

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CALCEIN VIABILITY ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CELL VIABILITY ASSAY; CHONDROSARCOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; FOLLICLE INTEGRITY; FOLLICLE VIABILITY; FREEZE THAWING; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HISTOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN TISSUE CRYOPRESERVATION; OVARY; OVARY BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM CANCER; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; EUROPE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE SURVIVAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906302616     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0239-7     Document Type: Article

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