Human Oocyte Maturity in Vivo Determines the Outcome of Blastocyst Development in Vitro

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 506-512

  Lin, Yi Chi ^a   Chang, Shiuh Young ^a,b   Lan, Kuo Chung ^a   Huang, Hsuan Wei ^a   Chang, Chih Yang ^a   Tsai, Meng Yin ^a   Kung, Fu Tsai ^a,b   Huang, Fu Jen ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blastocyst development; Corona radiata; Oocyte maturity; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1542348358     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000013651.37866.0c     Document Type: Article

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