Oocyte developmental competence after heterotopic transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9412, 2004, Pages 832-833

  Smitz, Johan ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; NOTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 1642416834     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15769-3     Document Type: Note

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