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Developmental potential of human oocytes according to zona pellucida thickness

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  1. Philip J. Chan

    Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oral Roberts University School of Medicine-Hillcrest Fertility Center, 1145 South Utica, 74104, Tulsa, Oklahoma

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine, 401 Haddon Avenue, 08103, Camden, New Jersey

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Chan, P.J. Developmental potential of human oocytes according to zona pellucida thickness. J Assist Reprod Genet 4, 237–241 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01533763

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