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Short Communication: Tokyo, Japan Survival and Subsequent In Vitro Development of Hamster Embryos After Exposure to Cryoprotectant Solutions. J Assist Reprod Genet 17, 182–185 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017278408285
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