Metabolomic profiling by near-infrared spectroscopy as a tool to assess embryo viability: A novel, non-invasive method for embryo selection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1499-1504

  Vergouw, C G ^a   Botros, L L ^b   Roos, P ^b   Lens, J W ^a   Schats, R ^a   Hompes, P G A ^a   Burns, D H ^c   Lambalk, C B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Molecular Biometrics LLC   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metabolomic profiling; Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy; Non invasive embryo selection; Single embryo transfer (SET)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; METABOLOMICS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 44949262024     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den111     Document Type: Article

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