Several issues highlighted by time-lapse cinematography of human blastocyst during extended in vitro culture

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 152-158

  Mio, Yasuyuki ^a   Iwata, Kyoko ^a   Yumoto, Keitaro ^a   Iba, Yumiko ^a  

^a Reproductive Centre   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocoel collapse; Hatching; Monozygotic twin; Strand phenomenon; Time lapse cinematography

Indexed keywords

EID: 82355181649     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.28.152     Document Type: Article

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