Fertilization rates are improved after IVF if the corona radiata is left intact in vitrified-warmed human oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3208-3214

  Tong, Xian Hong ^a,b   Wu, Li Min ^a   Jin, Ren Tao ^a   Luo, Li Hua ^a   Luan, Hong Bing ^a   Liu, Yu Sheng ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cumulus cells; fertilization; human oocytes; vitrification; zona pellucida hardening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONA RADIATA (OOCYTE); EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; POLYSPERMY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; VITRIFICATION; WARMING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84867833824     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des295     Document Type: Article

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