The efficacy of test tube warming devices used during oocyte retrieval for IVF

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 355-360

  Yeung, Queenie Sum Yee ^a   Briton Jones, Christine May ^b   Tjer, Grace Ching Ching ^a   Chiu, Tony Tak Yu ^a   Haines, Christopher ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Tarzana   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid volume; heater; temperature; test tube; warming device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CELL ISOLATION; DEVICE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TUBE;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 7244226480     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000046203.44045.0e     Document Type: Article

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