Comparison of effects of zona drilling by non-contact infrared laser or acid Tyrode's on the development of human biopsied embryos as revealed by blastomere viability, cytoskeletal analysis and molecular cytogenetics

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 697-710

  Chatzimeletiou, Katerina ^a,c,e   Morrison, Ewan E ^b   Panagiotidis, Yannis ^c   Prapas, Nikos ^c   Prapas, Yannis ^c   Rutherford, Anthony J ^d   Grudzinskas, Gedis ^a   Handyside, Alan H ^a,e  

^a London Bridge Fertility   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Iakentro Advanced Medical Centre   (Greece)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid Tyrode's; Embryo biopsy; Non contact laser; Spindle abnormalities; Zona drilling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCIDENCE; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSAICISM; OOCYTE DONATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; ZONATION;

EID: 29444440429     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61688-4     Document Type: Article

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