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Chapter 7 - The effect of light on embryos and embryo culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

Kay Elder ,
Marc Van den Bergh  and
Bryan Woodward
By
Kimball O. Pomeroy  and
Michael Reed
Kay Elder
Affiliation:
Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge
Marc Van den Bergh
Affiliation:
Fertility Laboratory, Kantonsspital Baden
Bryan Woodward
Affiliation:
IVF Consultancy Services, Leicester
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Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving in the IVF Laboratory , pp. 104 - 116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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