In vitro and in vivo viability of human blastocysts collapsed by laser pulse or osmotic shock prior to vitrification

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-361

  Iwayama, Hiroshi ^a   Hochi, Shinichi ^b   Yamashita, Masanori ^a  

^a Yamashita Ladies' Clinic   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial shrinkage; Clinical pregnancy; Laser pulse; Sucrose; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL MANIPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRIFICATION;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LASERS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 79960239890     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9522-4     Document Type: Article

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