Reproductive BioMedicine Online
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Spindle and chromosome configurations of human oocytes matured in vitro in two different culture media

Received 29 January 2009 ,Revised 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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 Dimitra Christopikou obtained a BSc in Genetics in 2000 from Cardiff, University of Wales. She then obtained an MSc in Medical Genetics with Immunology from Brunel University, UK. In 2003 she established the PGD laboratory for chromosomal abnormalities at ‘Embryogenesis’, in Athens. She is currently undertaking a doctorate concerning the role of embryo chromosomal abnormalities in the reproductive outcome of infertile couples at the Medical School of Athens University.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.02.005

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