Blastocyst transfer after enzymatic treatment of the zona pellucida: Improving in-vitro fertilization and understanding implantation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2926-2932

  Fong, Chui Yee ^a   Bongso, Ariff ^a   Ng, Soon Chye ^a   Kumar, Jothi ^a   Trounson, Alan ^b   Ratnam, Shan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Enzyme; Hatching; Implantation; Zona pelucida

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECTODERM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INNER CELL MASS; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031788170     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.10.2926     Document Type: Article

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