The frequency and developmental capability of human embryos containing multinucleated blastomeres

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 800-804

  Balakier, Hanna ^a   Cadesky, Ken ^a  

^a In Vitro Fertilization Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental potential; Embryo selection; Human embryos; Multinucleation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NEWBORN; NIDATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0030966501     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.4.800     Document Type: Article

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