The effects of coculture with autologous cryopreserved endometrial cells on human in vitro fertilization and early embryo morphology: A randomized study

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 386-389

  Nieto, Felix S ^a   Watkins, William B ^a   Lopata, Alex ^a,b   Baker, H W Gordon ^a,b   Edgar, David H ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

coculture; early embryo morphology; endometrial cells; in vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SOMATIC CELL;

ADULT; BLASTOMERES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES;

EID: 0029894398     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02066169     Document Type: Article

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