Effect of micro-environment maintenance on embryo culture after in-vitro fertilization: Comparison of top-load mini incubator and conventional front-load incubator

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-9

  Fujiwara, Mutsuko ^a   Takahashi, Kentaro ^a   Izuno, Mika ^a   Duan, Ya Ru ^a   Kazono, Maya ^a   Kimura, Fuminori ^a   Noda, Yoichi ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryo formation rate; Incubator; IVF ET; Micro environment maintenance

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INCUBATORS; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846816355     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9088-3     Document Type: Article

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