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Freezing of embryos: Early vs late stages

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  1. Centre for Early Human Development, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

    Alan Trounson

  2. Melbourne IVF, East Melbourne, Australia

    Gayle Jones

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Trounson, A., Jones, G. Freezing of embryos: Early vs late stages. J Assist Reprod Genet 10, 179–181 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01239216

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