Association of pronuclear Z score with rates of aneuploidy in in vitro-fertilised embryos

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 529-534

  Edirisinghe, W R ^a   Jemmott, R ^a   Smith, C ^a   Allan, J ^a  

^a WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo outcomes; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRONUCLEUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; BIOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 21344442405     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD04065     Document Type: Article

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