Effect of a time-lapse incubator (EmbryoScope®) on in vitro culture of human embryos

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-44

  Mizobe, Yamato ^a   Akiyoshi, Toshiaki ^a   Minami, Shiho ^a   Matsuo, Kan ^a   Fukushima, Rinko ^a   Yamaguchi, Atsumi ^a   Okamoto, Sumihide ^a  

^a ART Okamoto Womens Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

EmbryoScope ; Human embryo; Time lapse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902162369     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.31.40     Document Type: Article

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