ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022
Cellular and Molecular Nature of Fragmentation of Human Embryos.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- An Updated Understanding of Human Embryonic Fragmentation.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of cytoplasmic fragmentation on embryo development, quality, and pregnancy outcome: a systematic review of the literature.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Pooled it
- c-Abl controls early embryonic morphogenesis through YAP/p73-dependent regulation of trophectoderm and inner cell mass lineages.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Blastulation and ploidy prediction using morphology assessment in 33,999 day-3 embryos.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Oral exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate alters the expression of GATA6, OCT4, and CDX2 in blastocysts and decreases the rate of implantation in a mouse model.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025Article
- The Istanbul consensus update: a revised ESHRE/ALPHA consensus on oocyte and embryo static and dynamic morphological assessment†,‡.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- The kinetics of nucleolar precursor bodies clustering at the pronuclei interface: Positive correlations with the morphokinetic characteristics of cleaving embryos and euploidy in preimplantation genetic testing programs.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2025Article
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- Artificial removal of the zona pellucida at the pronuclear stage: an exploratory study to improve embryo fragmentation.F&S reports · 2024Article
- Deciphering the role of rapamycin in modulating decidual senescence: implications for decidual remodeling and implantation failure.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Article
- Evolution of Minimally Invasive and Non-Invasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing: An Overview.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Steady morphokinetic progression is an independent predictor of live birth: a descriptive reference for euploid embryos.Human reproduction open · 2024Article
- Developmental competence and neonatal outcomes of nonpronuclear zygotes following single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfers using propensity score matching analysis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Events Leading to the Establishment of Pregnancy and Placental Formation: The Need to Fine-Tune the Nomenclature on Pregnancy and Gestation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Complementarity between Early Embryogenesis and Uterine Receptivity: Toward Integrative Approach to Female Infertility Management. Editorial to the Special Issue "Molecular Mechanisms of Human Oogenesis and Early Embryogenesis".International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The Antioxidant Auraptene Improves Aged Oocyte Quality and Embryo Development in Mice.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Post-Thaw Day 5 Blastocyst Culture Time Prior to Transfer Does Not Affect Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) Outcomes in Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Cycles.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Embryo fragmentation represents a phenomenon generally characterized by the presence of membrane-bound extracellular cytoplasm into the perivitelline space. Recent evidence supports the cellular and molecular heterogeneity of embryo fragments. In this narrative review, we described the different embryo fragment-like cellular structures in their morphology, molecular content, and supposed function and have reported the proposed theories on their origin over the years. We identified articles related to characterization of embryo fragmentation with a specific literature search string. The occurrence of embryo fragmentation has been related to various mechanisms, of which the most studied are apoptotic cell death, membrane compartmentalization of altered DNA, cytoskeletal disorders, and vesicle formation. These phenomena are thought to result in the extrusion of entire blastomeres, release of apoptotic bodies and other vesicles, and micronuclei formation. Different patterns of fragmentation may have different etiologies and effects on embryo competence. Removal of fragments from the embryo before embryo transfer with the aim to improve implantation potential should be reconsidered on the basis of the present observations.
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