Blastocyst Formation is a Good Indicator for Attainment of Assisted Reproduction

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Wun, Wan Song A ^a   Wun, Chuan Chuan C ^b   Valdes, Cecilia T ^a   Dunn, Randall C ^a   Grunert, George M ^a  

^a Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted hatching; Blastocyst; Human; ICSI; IVF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON;

BLASTOCYST; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031592999     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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