Clinical experience with synthetic serum substitute as a protein supplement in IVF culture media: A retrospective study

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-31

  Desai, Nina N ^a   Sheean, Leon A ^a   Martin, Donalee ^a   Gindlesperger, Victoria ^a   Austin, Cynthia M ^a   Lisbonna, Hanna ^a   Peskin, Barry ^a   Goldfarb, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

culture medium; human embryo; in vitro fertilization; protein supplement; synthetic serum

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE;

ARTICLE; BLASTULA; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALPHA-GLOBULINS; BETA-GLOBULINS; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0030021522     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02068865     Document Type: Article

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