Blastocyst development after vitrification of multipronuclear zygotes using the Flexipet denuding pipette

Reproductive biomedicine online

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 146-150

  Liebermann, Juergen ^a   Tucker, Michael J ^a,b   Graham, James R ^a   Han, Taylor ^a   Davis, Alana ^a   Levy, Michael J ^a  

^a Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

^b Georgia Reproductive Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CRYOPRESERVATION; HEAT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ZYGOTE;

BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HEAT; HUMANS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0036491751     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61932-3     Document Type: Article

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