The culture of human cleavage stage embryos alone or in groups: Effect upon blastocyst utilization rates and implantation

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-234

  Rebollar Lazaro, Itziar ^a   Matson, Phillip ^a,b  

^a Hollywood Fertility Centre   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo; Group culture; Human

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650354050     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60042-4     Document Type: Article

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