Molecular cytogenetics of human single pronucleated zygotes

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1472-1482

  Azevedo, Ana Raquel ^a   Pinho, Maria João ^b   Silva, Joaquina ^a   Sá, Rosália ^a   Thorsteinsdóttir, Sólveig ^c,d   Barros, Alberto ^a,b   Sousa, Mário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

FISH; histone H3; human monopronucleated zygotes; immunocytochemistry; lamins

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HISTONE H3; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LAMIN; LYSINE; LYSINE 9; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMATURITY; PRONUCLEUS; ZYGOTE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LAMINS; MALE; METHYLATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84911191311     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719114530185     Document Type: Article

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