Comparison of gender-specific human embryo development characteristics by time-lapse technology

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-199

  Serdarogullari, Munevver ^a   Findikli, Necati ^b   Goktas, Cihan ^b   Sahin, Oya ^a   Ulug, Ulun ^a   Yagmur, Erbil ^b   Bahceci, Mustafa ^b  

^a Umut IVF Center   (Turkey)

^b Bahceci Fulya IVF Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

embryo developmental kinetics; gender specific embryo development; time lapse

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; CELL KINETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENDER; HATCHING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME LAPSE IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING;

EID: 84905570629     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.03.026     Document Type: Article

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