Vitrification of human hatched blastocysts: A report of 4 cases

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 413-415

  Hiraoka, Kenichiro ^a,b   Hiraoka, Kaori ^a   Kinutani, Masayuki ^a   Kinutani, Kazuo ^a  

^a Kinutani Women's Clinic   (Japan)

^b Kinutani Women's Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocyst transfer; Cryopreservation; In vitro fertilization; Infertility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34249106068     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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