Human Fallopian tube epithelial cell co-culture increases fertilization rates in male factor infertility but not in tubal or unexplained infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1253-1258

  Kervancioglu, M Ertan ^a   Saridogan, Ertan ^b   Atasü, Turgay ^a   Çamlibel, Teksen ^a   Demircan, Aydin ^a   Sarikamis, Birgül ^a   Djahanbakhch, Ovrang ^b  

^a International Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co culture; Fallopian tube epithelial cells; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0030967362     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.6.1253     Document Type: Article

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