IVF/ICSI outcomes after culture of human embryos at low oxygen tension: A meta-analysis

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gomes Sobrinho, David B ^a   Oliveira, Joao Batista A ^a,b,c   Petersen, Claudia G ^a,b,c   Mauri, Ana L ^b,c   Silva, Liliane F I ^a,b,c   Massaro, Fabiana C ^b,c   Baruffi, Ricardo L R ^b,c   Cavagna, Mario ^b,c,d   Franco Jr, José G ^a,b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Center for Human Reproduction Prof Franco Junior   (Brazil)

^c Paulista Center for Diagnosis Research and Training   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Perola Byington   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo culture; Gas atmosphere; Ivf icsi; Low oxygen

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; DATA BASE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; META ANALYSIS; NIDATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN TENSION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

OXYGEN;

EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 80055063631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-143     Document Type: Review

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