Erschienen in:
25.05.2017 | Brief Report
Laser-assisted hatching of human embryos: may two alternative approaches (thinning versus drilling) impact on implant rate?
verfasst von:
Francesco Padula, Stella Capriglione, Paola Iaconianni, Simona Gatti, Assunta Lippa, Salvatrice Elisa Minutolo, Diana Giannarelli, Claudio Giorlandino
Erschienen in:
Lasers in Medical Science
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Ausgabe 7/2017
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Excerpt
Oocytes and early embryos are surrounded by a 13–15-μm thick of zona pellucida layer that is involved in the formation of binding with the spermatozoa, hardening process, induction of acrosome reaction, egg fusion, and prevention of polyspermy [
1]. Its function becomes less important once the structural junctions between blastomeres in the compaction process are established [
2]. …