A simplified coculture system with luteinized granulosa cells improves embryo quality and implantation rates: A controlled study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 120-122

  Dirnfeld, Martha ^a   Goldman, Shlomit ^a   Gonen, Yael ^a   Koifman, Mara ^a   Calderon, Ilan ^a   Abramovici, Haim ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

coculture effect; embryo culture in vitro; embryo quality; Failed IVF ET; granulosa cells

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZATION; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031020917     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81867-5     Document Type: Article

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