Advances in embryo culture systems

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-221

  Smith, Gary D ^a,b   Monteiro Da Rocha, Andre ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^b Reproductive Sciences Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

analysis; culture; Embryo; equipment; microenvironment; systems

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BLASTOCYST; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; CELL ADHESION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DYNAMICS; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; ENDOMETRIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LAB ON A CHIP; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OVIDUCT; PATIENT MONITORING; PH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THERMOREGULATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84860893737     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1311523     Document Type: Article

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