Embryo vitrification using a novel semi-automated closed system yields in vitro outcomes equivalent to the manual Cryotop method

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2431-2438

  Roy, Tammie K ^a   Brandi, Susanna ^a   Tappe, Naomi M ^a   Bradley, Cara K ^a   Vom, Eduardo ^b   Henderson, Chester ^b   Lewis, Craig ^b   Battista, Kristy ^b   Hobbs, Ben ^b   Hobbs, Simon ^b   Syer, John ^b   Lanyon, Sam R ^a   Dopheide, Sacha M ^b   Peura, Teija T ^a   McArthur, Steven J ^c   Bowman, Mark C ^c   Stojanov, Tomas ^c  

^a Genea BioMedX   (Australia)

^b Planet Innovation   (Australia)

^c Genea   (Australia)

Author keywords

automation; embryo; IVF; standardization; vitrification

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLASTOCYST; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAVI SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABOR; LABORATORY DEVICE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; VITRIFICATION; VITRIFICATION DEVICE; WARMING; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MICE; PREGNANCY; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84913573613     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu214     Document Type: Article

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