Blastocyst transfer

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-238

  Gardner, David K ^a   Lane, Michelle ^a  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYTE; CELL DIVISION; CELL TRANSFER; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW;

BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0037811947     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200306000-00005     Document Type: Review

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