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Chapter 13 - The Use of Melatonin to Improve Oocyte Development

from Section 3 - Supplements to Improve Oocytes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2019

By
Shavi Fernando  and
Luk Rombauts
Edited by
Gabor Kovacs ,
Anthony Rutherford  and
David K. Gardner
Gabor Kovacs
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
Anthony Rutherford
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
David K. Gardner
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
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How to Prepare the Egg and Embryo to Maximize IVF Success , pp. 155 - 166
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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