Comparison of 5% and ambient oxygen during days 3-5 of in vitro culture of human embryos

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 579-585

  Nanassy, Laszlo ^a   Peterson, C Anthony ^a   Wilcox, Aaron L ^a   Peterson, C Matthew ^a   Hammoud, Ahmad ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blastocysts; embryo culture; implantation rate; In vitro fertilization; oxygen concentration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OXYGEN; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 74449083083     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.048     Document Type: Article

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