Vitrification of isolated human blastomeres María-José Escribá, Ph.D., Noelia Grau, Ph.D., Laura Escrich, Ph.D., Antonio Pellicer, Prof. Fertility and Sterility Volume 93, Issue 2, Pages 669-671 (January 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.041 Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 An emptied zona pellucida packed with a single blastomere (A, ×20), using a biopsy instrument (tool on the right) and a holding pipette (left tool). Blastomere detail at 30 minutes after manipulation (B, ×40). During in vitro culture (C to E, ×40), some blastomeres cleaved (C), compacted (D), and cavitated (E). Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 669-671DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.041) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions