Reduced survival after human embryo biopsy and subsequent cryopreservation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2833-2837

  Joris, H ^a   Van Den Abbeel, E ^a   De Vos, A ^a   Van Steirteghem, A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo biopsy; Human; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLASTOMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRILL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; SURVIVAL; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0032757169     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2833     Document Type: Article

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