Metabolomics and its application for non-invasive embryo assessment in IVF

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 679-690

  Botros, Lucy ^a   Sakkas, Denny ^b,c   Seli, Emre ^c  

^a Molecular Biometrics LLC   (Canada)

^b Molecular Biometrics Inc   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Metabolomics; Non invasive embryo assessment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; LACTOSE; OLEIC ACID; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PYRUVIC ACID; UREA;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENOMICS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METABOLOMICS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; METABOLOMICS; PREGNANCY; PYRUVIC ACID; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 58249110516     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan066     Document Type: Article

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