Selection of high potential embryos using time-lapse imaging: The era of morphokinetics

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1030-1034

  Herrero, Javier ^a   Meseguer, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cleavage; implantation; morphokinetics; time lapse; timing

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INNER CELL MASS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME LAPSE IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING;

EID: 84876413764     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.01.089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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