Cumulus coculture and cumulus-aided embryo transfer increases pregnancy rates in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 839-847

  Parikh, Firuza R ^a   Nadkarni, Suparna G ^a   Naik, Nandkishor J ^a   Naik, Dattatray J ^a   Uttamchandani, Shonali A ^a  

^a JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

coculture; cotransfer; Cumulus; enhanced pregnancy rates; growth factors; implantation factors

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749258178     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.03.028     Document Type: Article

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