Cytoplasmic pitting has a negative influence on implantation outcome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 239-244

  Ebner, Thomas ^a   Tews, Gernot ^a   Sommergruber, Michael ^a   Moser, Marianne ^a  

^a Women's General Hospital Linz   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clinical pregnancy rate; Culture conditions; Cytoplasmic pitting; Early pregnancy loss; Implantation rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOPLASMIC PITTING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NIDATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844431559     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-005-5146-5     Document Type: Article

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