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assisted zona hatching [1 record]

Record 1 2013-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

Assisted zona hatching (AZH) is a technique designed to assist embryos to hatch successfully. It involves creating a small hole in the zona pellucida of the developing embryo following IVF [in vitro fertilization] or ICSI [intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection], through which the embryo can 'hatch'.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
DEF

Intervention qui consiste à ouvrir partiellement la paroi externe de l'embryon, habituellement au moyen d'un laser ou par l'application d'un acide, pour favoriser l’implantation de l’embryon dans l’utérus.

Spanish

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