Current status and future of micromanipulation-assisted fertilization in animals and human

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-119

  Goto, Kazufumi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0347395865     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.43.107     Document Type: Review

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