Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 1649-1655 , November 2008

Resumption of mitosis in frozen–thawed embryos is not related to the chromosomal constitution

  • Inge E. Agerholm, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • The Fertility Clinic, Braedstrup Hospital, Braedstrup, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Inge E. Agerholm, M.Sc., Fertility Clinic, Braedstrup Hospital, Women's Clinic, Sygehusvej 20, DK 8740 Braedstrup, Denmark.
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  • Steen Kølvraa, M.D., D.Sci.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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  • Dorthe G. Crüger, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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  • Charlotte Berg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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  • Gert Bruun-Petersen, M.D., D.Sci.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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  • Søren Ziebe, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • The Fertility Clinic, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 2 April 2007 ,Revised 2 August 2007 ,Accepted 2 August 2007.

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 Supported by the Danish Medical Council (Vejle, Denmark) and the Vejle Council (Vejle, Denmark).

PII: S0015-0282(07)03158-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.015

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 1649-1655 , November 2008

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