Metaphase II human oocyte morphology: Contributing factors and effects on fertilization potential and embryo developmental ability in ICSI cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1115-1117

  Figueira, Rita De Cássia S ^a   De Almeida Ferreira Braga, Daniela Paes ^b   Semião Francisco, Luciana ^a   Madaschi, Camila ^a   Iaconelli Jr , Assumpto ^a,b   Borges Jr , Edson ^a,b  

^a Fertility Assisted Fertilization Center   (Brazil)

^b Educational and Research Center in Assisted Reproduction   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FATE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; CELL SHAPE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 77955566345     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.11.039     Document Type: Article

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