Chromosome abnormalities and their relationship to morphology and development of human embryos

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 234-253

  Munné, Santiago ^a  

^a Reprogenetics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Chaotic embryos; Chromosomes abnormalities; Dysmorphisms; Mosaicism; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOLOGY; EMBRYOPATHY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIANT CELL; HAPLOIDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MATERNAL AGE; MEIOSIS; MOSAICISM; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POLYPLOIDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRISOMY;

EID: 33144467646     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60866-8     Document Type: Review

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