Human embryo fragmentation in vitro and its implications for pregnancy and implantation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 836-842

  Alikani, Mina ^a   Cohen, Jacques ^a   Tomkin, Giles ^a   Garrisi, G John ^a   Mack, Caryn ^a   Scott, Richard T ^a  

^a Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of Saint Barnabas   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree of fragmentation; Fragment removal; Fragmentation pattern; Implantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033045784     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00092-8     Document Type: Article

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