Open AccessDevelopmental rate and ultrastructure of vitrified human pronuclear oocytes after step-wise versus direct rehydration
Author(s) -
Vladimir Isachenko
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh151
Subject(s) - cryoprotectant , vitrification , andrology , cryopreservation , cryobiology , pronucleus , blastomere , oocyte , ultrastructure , biology , in vitro maturation , chemistry , anatomy , zygote , embryo , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine
This study compared the viability of human pronuclear oocytes subjected to vitrification followed by post-thaw step-wise removal of cryoprotectants versus direct rehydration, in terms of their subsequent in vitro survival and ultrastructural features.
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