Oocyte and embryo quality: Do the apoptotic markers have a place in the preimplantation genetic diagnostic?;Qualité ovocytaire et embryonnaire : les marqueurs apoptotiques ont-ils leur place dans le potentiel préimplantatoire ?

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 36, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 730-742

  Haouzi, D ^a,b,c   De Vos, J ^a,c   Loup, V ^a,b,c   Assou, S ^a,c   Gasca, S ^a,b,c   Reyftmann, L ^b   Klein, B ^a,c   Hamamah, S ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART); Diagnosis; Embryo; Genetic control; IVF; Microenvironment; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 48549083745     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2008.02.028     Document Type: Article

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