Report on the donation of supernumerary embryos from fresh IVF and ICSI treatment cycles for human stem cell research

Human Fertility

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-39

  Brett, S ^a   Livie, M ^a   Thomas, G ^b   McConnell, A ^a   Rajkhowa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted conception; Donation; Embryonic stem cells

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COUNSELING; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; DONOR; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67549136516     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270802438803     Document Type: Article

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