The heat is on: Room temperature affects laboratory equipment-an observational study

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1389-1393

  Butler, Julia M ^a   Johnson, Jane E ^a   Boone, William R ^a  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

ART; Assisted reproductive technology; Equipment stability; Room temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEAT; HEATING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABORATORY DEVICE; MICROSCOPE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER;

COLD TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS;

EID: 84887991886     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0064-4     Document Type: Article

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