Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are characterized by their unique capacity for both unlimited
self-renewal and their potential to differentiate to all cell lineages contained within the three …

The transfer of the human embryo at the blastocyst stage during an in-vitro fertilization
procedure is a way of increasing implantation rates. This, in turn, means that significantly …

During early mammalian embryogenesis, changes in cell growth and proliferation depend
on strict genetic and metabolic instructions. However, our understanding of metabolic …

3000 new references added since the first editionGives information necessary to produce
embryos totally through in vitro techniques Shows commercial applications of embryo and …

Oocyte quality affects early embryonic survival, the establishment and maintenance of
pregnancy, fetal development, and even adult disease. Quality, or developmental …

The effectiveness of blastocyst culture and transfer in human in-vitro fertilization (IVF) was
evaluated in a prospective randomized trial in patients having a moderate to good response …

In this study, we evaluated mitochondrial distribution and ATP content of individual bovine
oocytes before and after in vitro maturation (IVM). Cumulus-oocyte complexes were …

Mitochondria play a vital role in the metabolism of energy-containing compounds in the
oocyte cytoplasm to provide adenosine trisphosphate for fertilization and preimplantation …

BACKGROUND The advances in the world of IVF during the last decades have been rapid
and impressive and culture media play a major role in this success. Until the 1980s fertility …

The first edition of the Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques was published in
2001. As the textbook now enters its sixth edition, some 45 years since the birth of Louise …