Blastomere movement post first cell division correlates with embryonic compaction and subsequent blastocyst formation.

CONCLUSIONS: Embryonic compaction and subsequent blastocyst formation are adversely affected by twist-and-crumble movement and prolonged movement after the first cell division. Our results indicate that the preimplantation developmental competence of human embryos could be predicted by assessing BMov after the first cell division on day 1.
PMID: 31092247 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Reproductive Biology - May 14, 2019 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Ohata K, Ezoe K, Miki T, Morita H, Tsuchiya R, Kaneko S, Okimura T, Uchiyama K, Yabuuchi A, Kobayashi T, Montag M, Kato K Tags: Reprod Biol Endocrinol Source Type: research