Visualization of meiotic spindle and subsequent embryonic development in in vitro and in vivo matured human oocytes

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 547-551

  Fang, Cong ^a,b   Tang, Mandy ^b   Li, Tao ^a   Peng, Wen Lin ^a   Zhou, Can Quan ^a   Zhuang, Guang Lun ^a   Leong, Milton ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ICSI; IVM; Polar body; Spindle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; OOCYTES;

EID: 36849083483     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-007-9171-4     Document Type: Article

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