The significance of metaphase II spindle analysis in assisted reproduction;Die bedeutung der analyse der metaphase-II-spindel in der assistierten reproduktion

Journal fur Reproduktionsmedizin und Endokrinologie

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 78-83

  Ebner, Thomas ^a   Moser, M ^a   Sommergruber, M ^a   Tews, G ^a  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; ICSI; In vitro maturation; Metaphase spindle; Polscope

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MATURATION; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MICROPIPETTE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 21344436447     PISSN: 18102107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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