The origins of genetic variation between individual human oocytes and embryos: Implications for infertility

Human Fertility

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-245

  Delhanty, Joy D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Embryo; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYTE; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CYTOGENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; MOSAICISM; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEIOSIS; MOSAICISM; OOCYTES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84890018134     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2013.843792     Document Type: Review

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