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Comprehensive analysis of whole genome methylation in mouse blastocysts cultured with four different constituents following in vitro fertilization
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Edwards, R. The bumpy road to human in vitro fertilization. Nat Med 7, 1091–1094 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1001-1091
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