Pronuclear morphology evaluation in in vitro fertilization (IVF) / intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles: A retrospective clinical review

Journal of Ovarian Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Nicoli, Alessia ^a   Capodanno, Francesco ^a   Rondini, Ilaria ^a   Valli, Barbara ^a   Villani, Maria Teresa ^a   Morini, Daria ^a   De Pascalis, Leonardo ^b   Palomba, Stefano ^a   La Sala, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embryo morphology; ICSI; IVF; Live birth; Pregnancy; Pronuclear morphology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CELL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEAR MORPHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 84871720939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17572215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-2215-6-1     Document Type: Review

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