Historical background and functional anatomy

The Fallopian Tube in Infertility and IVF Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-7

  Bahathiq, Adil O S ^a   Ledger, William L ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Um Alqura Medical College   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84878406854     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511750670.002     Document Type: Chapter

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