Contribution of human oocyte architecture to success of in vitro maturation technology

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Khalili, Mohammad Ali ^a   Nottola, Stefania A ^b   Shahedi, Abbas ^c   Macchiarelli, Guido ^d  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell Morphology; Human; In Vitro Oocyte Maturation Technique; Oocyte; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; CELL SIZE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEIOSIS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84874531188     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: 20082177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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