Embryological, clinical and ultrastructural study of human oocytes presenting indented zona pellucida

Zygote

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-157

  Sousa, M ^a   Da Silva, J Teixeira ^a   Silva, J ^a   Cunha, M ^a   Viana, P ^a   Oliveira, E ^a   Sa R ^a   Soares, C ^a   Oliveira, C ^a   Barros, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Clinical and embryological outcomes; Indented zona pellucida; Oocyte dysmorphisms; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84921474104     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199413000403     Document Type: Article

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