Total cytoplasmic volume as biomarker of fragmentation in human embryos

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 335-340

  Hnida, Christina ^a   Ziebe, Søren ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer controlled multilevel morphometric analysis; cytoplasmic reduction; embryo fragmentation; embryo quality; total blastomeric volume

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; ZYGOTE;

CYTOPLASM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; QUALITY CONTROL; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 7044245503     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000045473.80338.57     Document Type: Article

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