Effects of the Artificial Shrinkage and Assisted Hatching Before Vitrification on the Development of the Vitrified Mouse Expanding Blastocysts |
Jo, Deok-Hyeon
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Ko, Gyoung-Rae (Clinic of Infertility, Pusan National University Hospital) Jung, Ji-Hye (Clinic of Infertility, Pusan National University Hospital) Choi, Jong-Ryeol (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Joo, Jong-Kil (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Lee, Kyu-Sup (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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