In vitro blastocyst formation of human oocytes obtained from unstimulated and stimulated cycles after vitrification at various maturational stages

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 545-551

  Chung, Hyung M ^a   Hong, Seung W ^a   Lim, Jeong M ^a   Lee, Sook H ^a   Cha, Won T ^a   Ko, Jung J ^a   Han, Se Y ^a   Choi, Dong H ^a   Cha, Kwang Y ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromosomal normality; Human; In vitro maturation; Oocyte; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; SEX RATIO; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 0033983792     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00546-4     Document Type: Article

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