Reducing the time of sperm-oocyte interaction in human in-vitro fertilization improves the implantation rate

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 166-171

  Gianaroli, Luca ^a   Magli, M Cristina ^a   Ferraretti, Anna Pia ^a   Fiorentino, Agnese ^a   Tosti, Elisabetta ^b   Panzella, Sergio ^a   Dale, Brian ^b  

^a SlSMER Reproductive Medicine Unit   (Italy)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embryo viability; Human IVF; Reactive oxygen species; Sperm concentration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; POLYSPERMY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

EID: 0030023685     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019011     Document Type: Article

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