The simplified two-pipette technique is more efficient than the conventional three-pipette method for blastomere biopsy in human embryos

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 569-575

  Chen, Shee Uan ^a   Chao, Kuang Han ^a   Wu, Ming Yih ^a   Chen, Chin Der ^a   Ho, Hong Nerng ^a   Yang, Yu Shih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blastomere biopsy; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PIPETTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BIOPSY; BLASTOMERES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031921221     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00535-9     Document Type: Article

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