SEXUAL-DIFFERENTIATION AND PREIMPLANTATION CELL-GROWTH

被引:105
作者
PERGAMENT, E
FIDDLER, M
CHO, N
JOHNSON, D
HOLMGREN, WJ
机构
[1] NW MEM HOSP,DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL,CHICAGO,IL 60611
[2] DEPAUL UNIV,SCH NEW LEARNING,CHICAGO,IL
关键词
CELL GROWTH; PREIMPLANTATION; SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION; Y CHROMOSOME;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138783
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Growth rates of human preimplantation embryos fertilized in vitro were assessed and compared to the sex of the pregnancy outcome. The likelihood of a liveborn male was significantly greater than that of a female if the mean number of cells/embryo was four or greater at the scheduled time of transfer (odds ratio of 6:1). This finding suggested that the Y chromosome expresses factors which influence embryonic growth rates immediately after fertilization.
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页码:1730 / 1732
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