Vitrification of human oocytes with different tools

Fertility Cryopreservation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 131-143

  Quinn, Patrick ^a  

^a New Technologies and Research and Development   (United States)

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EID: 84927028842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511730207.017     Document Type: Chapter

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