Blastomere movement post first cell division correlates with embryonic compaction and subsequent blastocyst formation.
Kazuki OhataKenji EzoeTetsuya MikiHirofumi MoritaRyoma TsuchiyaShigeru KanekoTadashi OkimuraKazuo UchiyamaAkiko YabuuchiTamotsu KobayashiMarkus MontagKeiichi KatoPublished in: Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E (2019)
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.