Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Early Fertilization Abnormalities in the Human: An Exhausted Area of Research?

Author
Bernd Rosenbusch
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Journal of Reproduction & Infertility
Volume 18, Issue 4
Autumn 2017
Pages 393-396