Metabolism of human embryos following cryopreservation: Implications for the safety and selection of embryos for transfer in clinical IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 829-835

  Stokes, Paula J ^a,d   Hawkhead, Judith A ^a   Fawthrop, Richard K ^b   Picton, Helen M ^c   Sharma, Vinay ^b   Leese, Henry J ^a   Houghton, Franchesca D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid turnover; Cryopreservation; Developmental competency; Embryo viability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; METABOLISM; SAFETY; TURNOVER TIME; FEMALE; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS;

EID: 34247887628     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del447     Document Type: Article

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