Cytoplasmic transfer in oocytes: Biochemical aspects

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-250

  Levy, Rachel ^a   Elder, Kay ^b   Ménézo, Yves ^c  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c IRH Laboratorei Marcel M ieux   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Epigenetic risk; Ooplasm transfer

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANAMNESIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DONOR; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICISM; EXPERIMENTATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAWING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CYTOPLASM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES;

EID: 2942512163     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmh016     Document Type: Review

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