Robert Edwards: The path to IVF

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-262

  Johnson, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Edwards; genetics; history; infertility; IVF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CAREER; CYTOGENETICS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCTION; SCIENCE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; STEM CELL; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79961167901     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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