Open AccessA randomized controlled study of human Day 3 embryo cryopreservation by slow freezing or vitrification: vitrification is associated with higher survival, metabolism and blastocyst formation
Author(s) -
Başak Balaban,
Bülent Urman,
Barış Ata,
Aycan Isiklar,
Mark G. Larman,
Ralph Hamilton,
David K. Gardner
Publication year - 2008
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/den222
Subject(s) - vitrification , cryopreservation , cryoprotectant , andrology , blastocyst , embryo , biology , embryo cryopreservation , chemistry , embryo transfer , embryogenesis , medicine , genetics
The aim of this study was to compare two methods of cryopreservation for the cleavage-stage human embryo: slow freezing and vitrification.
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