Chromosome analysis of human preimplantation embryos

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-127

  Carrera, Marta ^a   Veiga, Anna ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromosome abnormalities; Fertilization; Hybridization in situ, fluorescent; Karyotyping; Preimplantation phase

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPHASE; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; NATURAL SELECTION; NIDATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVIEW;

BLASTOCYST; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING;

EID: 0031838015     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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