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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Human oocyte and embryo assessment for ART |
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The zona pellucida and markers of oocyte and embryo viability |
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15 | (6) |
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Morphology and kinetics of human pronuclei |
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21 | (10) |
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Human pronuclei as a mode of predicting viability |
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31 | (10) |
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Multinucleation and mosaicism in the human preimplantation embryo |
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41 | (10) |
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The origins and consequences of fragmentation in mammalian eggs and embryos |
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51 | (28) |
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Analysis of blastocyst morphology |
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79 | (10) |
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Morphometric analysis of human embryos |
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89 | (12) |
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Development rate, cumulative scoring, and embryonic viability |
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101 | (22) |
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Human embryo cryopreservation and its effects on embryo morphology |
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123 | (12) |
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Manipulating embryo development |
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135 | (10) |
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Section II: Metabolism and Immunolgoy |
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Assessment of soluble human leukocyte antigen G in human embryos |
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145 | (10) |
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Immunological aspects of embryo development |
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155 | (14) |
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Nitric oxide regulation of the preimplantation embryo |
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169 | (10) |
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Uptake and release of metabolites in human preimplantation embryos |
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179 | (12) |
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Preimplantation embryo metabolism and embryo interaction with the in vitro environment |
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191 | (10) |
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Section III: Genetic Aberrations and Embryo Selection |
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Polar body chromosome abnormalities and their consequences for human embryo development |
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201 | (8) |
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Chromosomal status of human embryos |
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209 | (26) |
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Genomic imprinting and consequences for embryonic development |
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235 | (10) |
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Selection of viable embryos and gametes by rapid, non-invasive metabolomic profiling of oxidative stress biomarkers |
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245 | (18) |
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Gene expression analysis in the human oocyte and embryo |
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263 | (12) |
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Mitochondria in reproduction: future assays for embryo selection |
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275 | (12) |
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Future genetic and other technologies for assessing embryos |
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287 | (14) |
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Section IV: Pre-Fertilization Parameters |
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Oocyte selection in contemporary clinical IVF: do follicular markers of oocyte competence exist? |
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301 | (24) |
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Sperm DNA and embryo development |
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325 | (12) |
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The sperm centriole: its effect on the developing embryo |
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337 | (18) |
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Index |
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