A historical overview of embryo and oocyte preservation in the world of mammalian in vitro fertilization and biotechnology

Preservation of Human Oocytes: From Cryobiology Science to Clinical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-11

  Songsasen, Nucharin ^a   Comizzoli, Pierre ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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