Implantation: Embryo score to predict implantation after in-vitro fertilization: Based on 957 single embryo transfers

Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 2427-2431

  Giorgetti, Claude ^a   Terriou, Philippe ^a   Auquier, Pascal ^b   Hans, Eric ^a   Spach, Jean Louis ^a   Salzmann, Josiane ^a   Roulier, Roger ^a  

^a Institut de Medecine de la Reproduction   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cleavage stage; Embryo morphology; Embryo score; In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CELL COUNT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0028792056     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136312     Document Type: Article

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