A possible effect of different light sources on pregnancy rates following gamete intra-Fallopian transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 80-82

  Evans, J ^a   Wells, C ^b   Hood, K ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamete intra Fallopian transfer; Light; Oocytes; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

HALOGEN; XENON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGHT; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032950785     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.1.80     Document Type: Article

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