Characterization of a top quality embryo, a step towards single-embryo transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2345-2349

  Van Royen, Eric ^a   Mangelschots, Katelijne ^a   De Neubourg, Diane ^a   Valkenburg, Marion ^a   Van De Meerssche, Muriel ^a   Ryckaert, Greet ^a   Eestermans, Willy ^a   Gerris, Jan ^a  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embryo characterization; ICSI; Implantation potential; IVF; Multiple pregnancies

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032859375     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.9.2345     Document Type: Article

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