Pronuclear scoring as a predictor of embryo development

Reproductive BioMedicine Online - Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 201-214 - 2003
Lynette Scott1
1The A.R.T. Institute of Washington Inc., Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6900 Georgia Ave, NW Washington, DC 20012, USA

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