Noninvasive assessment of human embryo nutrient consumption as a measure of developmental potential

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1175-1180

  Gardner, David K ^a   Lane, Michelle ^a   Stevens, John ^a   Schoolcraft, William B ^a  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Blastocyst; Culture; Embryo transfer; IVF; Metabolism; Viability

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSAMINATION;

BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PREGNANCY; PYRUVIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0035195941     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)02888-6     Document Type: Article

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