Laser scanning confocal imaging of abnormal or arrested human preimplantation embryos

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 485-495

  Levy, Rachel ^a   Benchaib, Mehdi ^a,b   Cordonier, Helene ^a   Souchier, Catherine ^b   Guerin, Jean Francois ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin; F actin; Human preimplantation embryos; Laser scanning confocal imaging

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

4-CHLORO-7-NITROBENZOFURAZAN; ACTINS; ADULT; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; CHROMATIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PREGNANCY; PROPIDIUM;

EID: 0031658188     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022582404181     Document Type: Article

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