The Human Ovary and Future of Fertility Assessment in the Post-Genome Era

Emna Ouni1, Didier Vertommen2, Christiani A Amorim3

  • 1Pôle de Recherche en Gynécologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

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