Noninvasive metabolomic profiling of human embryo culture media using a simple spectroscopy adjunct to morphology for embryo assessment in in vitro fertilization (IVF)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 6556-6570

  Zhao, Qinghong ^a   Yin, Tailang ^a   Peng, Jin ^b   Zou, Yujie ^a   Yang, Jing ^a   Shen, Aiguo ^b   Hu, Jiming ^b  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Culture media; IVF; Metabolomics; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; PYRUVATE SODIUM; ALBUMINOID; CULTURE MEDIUM; PYRUVIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLOMICS; MORPHOLOGY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; ANIMAL EMBRYO; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ALBUMINS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; METABOLOMICS; PHENYLALANINE; PREGNANCY; PYRUVATES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 84875455798     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14046556     Document Type: Article

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