Does short duration of sperm-oocyte incubation increase viability of embryos in human in vitro fertilization?

Reproductive Technologies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 62-69

  Lalic, I ^a   Catt, J W ^a   Henman, M J ^a   Muir, S ^a  

^a Sydney IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CELL MEMBRANE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; THAWING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033828008     PISSN: 15284840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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