The effects of co-culture with human fibroblasts on human embryo development in vitro and implantation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1325-1330

  Wetzels, Alex M M ^a   Bastiaans, Bart A ^a   Hendriks, Jan C M ^b   Goverde, Henny J M ^a   Punt van der Zalm, Anneke P E M ^a   Verbeet, Jozé G M ^a   Braat, Didi D M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co culture; Embryo development; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0031811194     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1325     Document Type: Article

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