Do alterations in the sex ratio occur at fertilization? A case report using fluorescent in situ hybridization

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 320-322

  Bowman, Mark ^a   De Boer, Kylie ^a   Cullinan, Rosemarie ^a   Catt, James ^a   Jansen, Robert ^a  

^a Sydney IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluorescent in situ hybridization; In vitro fertilization; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; BLASTOMERES; CENTROMERE; DNA PROBES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEUKOCYTE L1 ANTIGEN COMPLEX; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUTATION; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; SPERMATOZOA; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031924494     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022556813924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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