Embryo development of fresh 'versus' vitrified metaphase II oocytes after ICSI: A prospective randomized sibling-oocyte study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-73

  Rienzi, Laura ^a   Romano, Stefania ^a   Albricci, Laura ^a   Maggiulli, Roberta ^a   Capalbo, Antonio ^a   Baroni, Elena ^a   Colamaria, Silvia ^a   Sapienza, Fabio ^a   Ubaldi, Filippo ^a  

^a GENERA Centre for Reproductive Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; ICSI; Oocyte; Sibling oocyte study; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPLANTATION; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIBLING; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 72849148916     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep346     Document Type: Article

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