Oxidative parameters of embryo culture media may predict treatment outcome in in vitro fertilization: A novel applicable tool for improving embryo selection

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 979-984

  Wiener Megnazi, Zofnat ^a   Shiloh, Hanna ^a   Avraham, Limor ^a   Lahav Baratz, Shirly ^a   Koifman, Mara ^a   Reznick, Abraham Z ^b   Auslender, Ron ^a   Dirnfeld, Martha ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

embryo quality; implantation; In vitro fertilization; oxidative state; pregnancy; thermochemiluminescence

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OXIDATIVE PARAMATER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERMOCHEMILUMINESCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79951941784     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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