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Vitrification of In Vitro Matured Oocytes Collected from Adult and Prepubertal Ovaries in Sheep
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Effect of vitrification and thawing on human oocyte ATP concentration
Somjate Manipalviratn1, Zhi-Bin Tong, Barbara Stegmann
1Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1109, USA. somjate@thaisuperiorart.com
Fertility and Sterility
|November 13, 2010
Abstract:
Vitrification/thawing has a significant negative impact on oocyte ATP concentration. However, incubating oocytes up to 180 minutes after thawing allowed oocytes to regain some ATP level.
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