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http://dx.doi.org/10.5653/cerm.2017.44.4.159

Developing a deeper insight into reproductive biomarkers  

Wahid, Braira (Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab)
Bashir, Hamid (Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab)
Bilal, Muhammad (Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab)
Wahid, Khansa (Lahore College for Women University)
Sumrin, Aleena (Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab)
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Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine / v.44, no.4, 2017 , pp. 159-170 More about this Journal
Abstract
The development of biomarkers of reproductive medicine is still in its infancy because many black boxes are still present in reproductive medicine. Novel approaches to human infertility diagnostics and treatment must be developed because reproductive medicine has lagged behind in the implementation of biomarkers in clinical medicine. Despite the dearth of the available literature, the current rapid pace of publications suggests that this gap will soon be filled therefore; this review is a $pr\acute{e}cis$ of the research that has been done so far and will provide a basis for the development of biomarkers in reproductive medicine.
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Biomarkers; Diagnostics; Infertility; Medicine; Reproduction;
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