Autologous mature follicular fluid: its role in in vitro maturation of human cumulus-removed oocytes

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1094-1102

  Zhu, Xiao Ming ^a   Zhu, Yi Min ^a   Xu, Chen Ming ^a   Qian, Yu Li ^a   Jin, Fan ^a   Huang, He Feng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

autologous cumulus cell; autologous follicular fluid; in vitro fertilization embryo transfer; In vitro maturation; oocyte

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CELL AGING; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL;

EID: 52949110618     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1323     Document Type: Article

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