Ultrastructure of immature and mature human oocytes after cryotop vitrification

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 411-420

  Palmerini, Maria Grazia ^a   Antinori, Monica ^b   Maione, Marta ^c   Cerusico, Fabrizio ^b   Versaci, Caterina ^b   Nottola, Stefania Annarita ^c   Macchiarelli, Guido ^a   Khalili, Mohammad Ali ^d   Antinori, Severino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b RAPRUI Day Hospital (International Associated Research Institute for Human Reproduction)   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

GV stage; Human; Oocyte; Ultrastructure; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROVILLUS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VITRIFICATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROVILLI; OOCYTES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84920096201     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2014-027     Document Type: Article

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