Do quantitative birefringence characteristics of meiotic spindle and zona pellucida have an impact on implantation in single embryo transfer cycles?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 433-438

  Korkmaz, Cem ^a   Sakinci, Mehmet ^b   Bayoglu Tekin, Yesim ^a   Ercan, Cihangir Mutlu ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Meiotic spindle; Polarized microscopy; PolScope; Single embryo transfer; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIREFRINGENCE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINDLE APPARATUS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; BIREFRINGENCE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; SPINDLE APPARATUS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84895192373     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2999-1     Document Type: Article

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