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A function test to assess the responsibility of oocyte and sperm quality in in vitro fertilization failure

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  1. INSERM U173 Hôpital Necker, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France

    Michelle Plachot, Jacqueline Mandelbaum & Anne-Marie Junca

  2. Hôpital de Sèvres, 141 Grande rue, 92310, Sèvres, France

    Anne-Marie Junca & Jean Cohen

  3. Clinique Marignan, 3 rue Marignan, 75008, Paris, France

    Anne-Marie Junca & Jean Cohen

  4. Maternité Guy Le Lorier, Hôpital Tenon, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020, Paris, France

    Sylvia Alvarez & Jacques Salat-Baroux

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Plachot, M., Mandelbaum, J., Junca, AM. et al. A function test to assess the responsibility of oocyte and sperm quality in in vitro fertilization failure. J Assist Reprod Genet 10, 228–234 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01239227

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