Relationship between meiotic spindle location with regard to the polar body position and oocyte developmental potential after ICSI

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1289-1293

  Rienzi, Laura ^a   Ubaldi, F ^a   Martinez, F ^a   Iacobelli, M ^a   Minasi, M G ^a   Ferrero, S ^a   Terasik, J ^b   Greco, E ^a  

^a EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Molecular Assisted Reproduction and Genetics   (Spain)

Author keywords

ICSI; Meiotic spindle; Oocyte quality; Polar body; Polscope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCIDENCE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRONUCLEUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; ZYGOTE;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0037731673     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg274     Document Type: Article

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