Non-invasive metabolomic analysis using a commercial NIR instrument for embryo selection

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-139

  Sfontouris, Ioannis A ^a   Lainas, George T ^a   Sakkas, Denny ^b   Zorzovilis, Ioannis Z ^a   Petsas, George K ^a   Lainas, Trifon G ^a  

^a Assisted Reproduction Unit Titani   (Greece)

^b BOSTON IVF   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo selection; implantation rates; metabolomics; near infrared; noninvasive

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IN VITRO SELECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLOMICS; MORPHOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NIDATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 84884236844     PISSN: 09741208     EISSN: 19984766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.117174     Document Type: Article

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