Endoscopic visualization of the process of fimbrial ovum retrieval in the human

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1425-1428

  Gordts, Stephan ^a   Campo, Rudi ^a   Rombauts, Luk ^a   Brosens, Ivo ^a  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ciliary activity; Fimbriae; Laparoscopy; Ovum retrieval

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY MOTILITY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; OOCYTE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031833078     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1425     Document Type: Article

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