Cellular and genetic analysis of oocytes and embryos in a human case of spontaneous oocyte activation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 545-552

  Combelles, Catherine M H ^a   Kearns, William G ^b   Fox, Janis H ^c   Racowsky, Catherine ^c  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

microtubules; parthenogenesis; recurrent pregnancy loss; SNP microarray; spontaneous activation

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CHROMATIN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; SEX CHROMOSOME; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERM; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 79951575483     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq363     Document Type: Article

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