Time to switch from co-culture to sequential defined media for transfer at the blastocyst stage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2043-2044

  Ménézo, Yves J R ^a   Hamamah, Samir ^b   Hazout, André ^c   Dale, Brian ^d  

^a IRH Laboratoire Marcel Merieux   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c Clinique de la Muette   (France)

^d STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031692623     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2043     Document Type: Short Survey

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