Blastocyst stage transfer: Pitfalls and benefits the benefits of extended culture

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1405-1408

  Jones, G M ^a,b   Trounson, A O ^a  

^a Monash Inst of Repro and Devmt   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TIME;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033143743     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.6.1405     Document Type: Article

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