Pronuclear scoring as a predictor of embryo quality in in vitro fertilization program

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 87-91

  Depa Martynow, Magdalena ^a   Jedrzejczak, Piotr ^a   Pawelczyk, Leszek ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Embryo quality; Pronuclear scoring

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 44949224485     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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