Ovarian tissue cryopreservation

Principles and Practice of Fertility Preservation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 342-356

  Gook, Debra A ^a   Edgar, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 80051946053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511921896.031     Document Type: Chapter

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