Automatic vitrification: Development of the gavi system

Vitrification in Assisted Reproduction, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 61-68

  Roy, Tammie K ^a   Brandi, Susanna ^a   Bradley, Cara K ^a   Peura, Teija T ^a  

^a Genea BioMedX   (Australia)

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EID: 85054234951     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b19316     Document Type: Chapter

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