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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Adrian Reich
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-32689 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Reich Adrian A Klatsky Peter P Carson Sandra S Wessel Gary G
The Journal of biological chemistry 20110927 47
Improved methods are needed to reliably and accurately evaluate oocyte quality prior to fertilization and transfer into the woman of human embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF). All oocytes that are retrieved and matured in culture are exposed to sperm with little in the way of evaluating the oocyte quality. Furthermore, embryos created through IVF are currently evaluated for developmental potential by morphology, a criterion lacking in quantitation and accuracy. With the recent s ...[more]