The rate of development and time of transfer play different roles in influencing the viability of human blastocysts

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 676-681

  Shoukir, Youssef ^a   Chardonnens, Didier ^a   Campana, Aldo ^a   Bischof, Paul ^a   Sakkas, Denny ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blastocysts; Human; In vitro fertilization; Transfer; Viability

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COCULTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PREGNANCY RATE; VERO CELL;

CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS;

EID: 0031896453     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.3.676     Document Type: Article

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