Analysis of the human zona pellucida during culture: Correlation with diagnosis and the preovulatory hormonal environment

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 332-336

  Loret De Mola, J Ricardo ^a,b   Garside, William T ^a   Bucci, Jennifer ^a   Tureck, Richard W ^a   Heyner, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Assisted hatching; Estradiol; Follicle stimulating hormone; Human; Infertility; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030756154     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02765837     Document Type: Article

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