NMR studies of preimplantation embryo metabolism in human assisted reproductive techniques: A new biomarker for assessment of embryo implantation potential

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-27

  Pudakalakatti, Shivanand M ^a   Uppangala, Shubhashree ^b   D'Souza, Fiona ^b   Kalthur, Guruprasad ^b   Kumar, Pratap ^b   Adiga, Satish Kumar ^b   Atreya, Hanudatta S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Biomarkers for IVF; Embryo; Implantation; NMR

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES; CELLULAR FUNCTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH MEDIUM; HUMAN EMBRYO; IN-VITRO; NMR STUDIES; NONINVASIVE TOOLS; PRE-IMPLANTATION EMBRYOS; PYRUVATES; SINGLE PARAMETER;

AMINO ACIDS; ION IMPLANTATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMARKERS;

ALANINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO METABOLISM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; METABOLISM; NIDATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARAMETERS; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ALANINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PYRUVIC ACID;

EID: 84871690655     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.2814     Document Type: Article

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