Ultrasound covers and sonographic gels are embryo-toxic and could be replaced by non-toxic polyethylene bags and paraffin oil

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2234-2237

  Van der Auwera, Ingrid ^a   D'Hooghe, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Condoms; Gels; Mouse embryonic development; Toxicity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LATEX; LIQUID PARAFFIN; POLYETHYLENE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; GEL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031689393     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2234     Document Type: Article

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