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Failure of oocyte maturation: Possible mechanisms for oocyte maturation arrest
30 Oct 2003
Abstract excerpt
For human IVF, the patient's ovaries are hormonally stimulated to ensure the collection of fully matured oocytes that are at the metaphase II stage. Only these oocytes can be successfully fertilized either when mixed with sperm or after ICSI. Nevertheless, in some cases immature or maturing oocytes are recovered from follicles. Surprisingly, sometimes these oocytes do not complete maturation when cultured in...
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