Decreased fertility in poor responder women is not related to oocyte morphological status.

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Published in Arch Med Sci on May 17, 2011

Authors

Marcílio Nichi1, Rita de Cassia Sávio Figueira, Daniela Paes de Almeida Ferreira Braga, Amanda Souza Setti, Assumpto Iaconelli, Edson Borges

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

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