Clinical parameters influencing human zona pellucida thickness

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 408-411

  Bertrand, E ^a   Van den Bergh, M ^a   Englert, Y ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fertilization rate; hormonal stimulation; human oocytes; IVF ET; zona pellucida thickness

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030447601     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58510-0     Document Type: Article

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