Age does not influence the effect of embryo fragmentation on successful blastocyst development

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2778-2780

  Wu, Diana H ^a   Reynolds, Kasey ^b   Maxwell, Rose ^a   Lindheim, Steven R ^a   Aubuchon, Mira ^c   Thomas, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

age; blastocyst; Embryo fragmentation; in vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959733503     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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