Towards a single embryo transfer

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 470-481

  Gardner, David K ^a   Lane, Michelle ^a  

^a Colorado Ctr for Reproductive Med ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst transfer; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; POTASSIUM;

BLASTOCYST; CELL DAMAGE; CHILDBIRTH; CONCEPTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NIDATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVIEW;

EID: 0037625269     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62170-0     Document Type: Review

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