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SUBMITTER: Terren C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6928220 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Terren Carmen C Fransolet Maïté M Ancion Marie M Nisolle Michelle M Munaut Carine C
Scientific reports 20191223 1
Slow freezing (SF) is the reference method for ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Vitrification (VT) constitutes an alternative but controversial method. This study compares SF and VT (open [VTo] and closed [VTc] systems) in terms of freezing damage and fertility restoration ability. In vitro analyses of C57Bl/6 SF or VTo-ovaries, immediately after thawing/warming or after culture (cult), revealed that event though follicular density was similar between all groups, nuclear density was decreased in ...[more]