Metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media to predict IVF outcome

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-447

  Bromer, Jason G ^a   Sakkas, Denny ^a,b   Seli, Emre ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Molecular Biometrics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Embryo assessment; Embryo metabolism; Metabolomics

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; PYRUVIC ACID; SERINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; METABOLOMICS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49149111228     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474108.3.4.441     Document Type: Article

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