The influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the developmental potential and chromosomal normality of the human oocyte

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-11

  Van Blerkom, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Reproductive Genetics In Vitro   (United States)

Author keywords

chromosome aneuploidy; cumulus cells; follicular influences; Human oocyte; hypoxia; intracellular pH

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; OXYGEN;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL PH; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE MATURATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MORULA; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PLOIDIES;

EID: 0030030091     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1071-5576(95)00041-0     Document Type: Review

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