Similar morphokinetic patterns in embryos derived from obese and normoweight infertile women: A time-lapse study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 794-800

  Bellver, J ^a   Mifsud, A ^a   Grau, N ^a   Privitera, L ^a   Meseguer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

blastocyst; cell division; embryo; female obesity; time lapse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCUBATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MORPHOLOGY; OBESITY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME LAPSE IMAGING;

EID: 84874314336     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des438     Document Type: Article

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