Embryonic soluble HLA-G as a marker of developmental potential in embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 138-146

  Noci, Ivo ^a   Fuzzi, B ^a   Rizzo, R ^b   Melchiorri, L ^b   Criscuoli, L ^a   Dabizzi, S ^a   Biagiotti, R ^a   Pellegrini, S ^a   Menicucci, A ^c   Baricordi, O R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embryo culture; Embryo developmental potential; Pregnancy; Soluble HLA G

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HLA ANTIBODY; HLA G ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 19944431961     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh572     Document Type: Article

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