Laser-assisted hatching of cleavage-stage embryos impairs developmental potential and increases DNA damage in blastocysts

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-101

  Honguntikar, Sachin D ^a   Uppangala, Shubhashree ^a   Salian, Sujith R ^a   Kalthur, Guruprasad ^a   Kumar, Pratap ^a   Adiga, Satish K ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; DNA damage; Laser assisted hatching; Preimplantation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; DIODE LASER; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SOLID STATE LASER;

AGED; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICE;

EID: 84939877213     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-014-1625-1     Document Type: Article

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