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Is it realistic to consider vitamin D as a follicular and serum marker of human oocyte quality?

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I would like to warmly thank Mr. Herman David Lòpez Jìmenez (Translinguo Global) for reviewing the use of the English language of the manuscript and for valuable linguistic advice that greatly improved the paper.

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    Mauro Cozzolino

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Cozzolino, M. Is it realistic to consider vitamin D as a follicular and serum marker of human oocyte quality?. J Assist Reprod Genet 36, 173–174 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-018-1351-x

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