Essential features of the mature oocyte

Preservation of Human Oocytes: From Cryobiology Science to Clinical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 95-103

  Eichenlaub Ritter, Ursula ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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