The Relationship between Cell Number, Division Behavior and Developmental Potential of Cleavage Stage Human Embryos: A Time-Lapse Study

Xiangyi Kong; Shuting Yang; Fei Gong; Changfu Lu; Shuoping Zhang; Guangxiu Lu; Ge Lin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153697

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The Relationship between Cell Number, Division Behavior and Developmental Potential of Cleavage Stage Human Embryos: A Time-Lapse Study

Xiangyi Kong ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiangyi Kong, Shuting Yang

Affiliations Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, college of basic medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Ministry of Health, Changsha, China
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Shuting Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiangyi Kong, Shuting Yang

Affiliations Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, college of basic medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Ministry of Health, Changsha, China
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Fei Gong,

Affiliations Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, college of basic medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Ministry of Health, Changsha, China, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
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Changfu Lu,

Affiliations Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, college of basic medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Ministry of Health, Changsha, China, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
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Shuoping Zhang,

Affiliations Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, college of basic medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Ministry of Health, Changsha, China, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
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Guangxiu Lu,

Affiliations Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, college of basic medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Ministry of Health, Changsha, China, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China, National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
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Ge Lin

* E-mail: linggf@hotmail.com

Affiliations Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, college of basic medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Ministry of Health, Changsha, China, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China, National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
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The Relationship between Cell Number, Division Behavior and Developmental Potential of Cleavage Stage Human Embryos: A Time-Lapse Study

Xiangyi Kong,
Shuting Yang,
Fei Gong,
Changfu Lu,
Shuoping Zhang,
Guangxiu Lu,
Ge Lin

Published: April 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153697

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