A critical assessment of the impact of the European Union Tissues and Cells Directive (2004) on laboratory practices in assisted conception

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-176

  Mortimer, David ^a  

^a Oozoa Biomedical Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clean rooms; Embryo quality; Government regulation; Infertility; IVF; Tissue banking

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; EUROPEAN UNION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; STANDARD;

EID: 23144446385     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60954-6     Document Type: Article

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