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Use of serum and timing of insemination for in vitro fertilization (IVF)

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, New England Medical Center, 02111, Boston, Massachusetts

    Tom Ducibelia

  2. Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 02111, Boston, Massachusetts

    Tom Ducibelia

  3. Division of Reproductive Biology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Gregory S. Kopf

  4. Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Richard M. Schultz

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Ducibelia, T., Kopf, G.S. & Schultz, R.M. Use of serum and timing of insemination for in vitro fertilization (IVF). J Assist Reprod Genet 7, 121–123 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01135588

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