Zygote evaluation: An efficient tool for embryo selection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2591-2597

  Wittemer, C ^a   Bettahar Lebugle, K ^a   Ohl, J ^a   Rongieres C ^a   Nisand, I ^a   Gerlinger, P ^a  

^a SIHCUS CMCO Centre Medico Chirurgical et Obstetrical   (France)

Author keywords

Embryo selection; ICSI; IVF; Zygote

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0034528622     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.12.2591     Document Type: Article

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