Confirmation of the beneficial effects of brief coincubation of gametes in human in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 399-402

  Quinn, Patrick ^a,b   Lydic, Michael L ^a   Ho, Minh ^a   Bastuba, Martin ^a   Hendee, Fadi ^a   Brody, Steven A ^a  

^a ALVARADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HCLD   (United States)

Author keywords

Coincubation; Gametes; In vitro fertilization; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031921219     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00576-1     Document Type: Article

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