An invaluable textbook for clinical and reproductive medicine practitioners and ART specialists, Vitrification in
Assisted Reproduction addresses this cryopreservation technique from an academic and technical viewpoint and fulfills
the need for a book that considers vitrification in detail. It also outlines successful techniques and methods for
managing typical problems.
Topics include:
?a history of the principles and development of vitrification techniques in animal and humans
?consumables utilized for the vitrification of cells and tissue and suppliers thereof
?vitrification and warming techniques for oocytes, sperm, pronuclear stage embryos, cleavage stage embryos,
blastocysts, ovarian tissue, and embryonic stem cells
Protocol, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the different protocols used for vitrifying various stages of
cells and tissues are also covered.