Application of In vitro maturation to assisted reproductive technology

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Hashimoto, Shu ^a  

^a IVF Namba Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cumulus cell density; Meiotic arrest; Mitochondrial activity of growing oocytes; Oocyte transportation; Transvaginal oocyte pick up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; MITOSIS; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOSIS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

BOS;

EID: 65349087505     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20127     Document Type: Article

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