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Sperm electron microscopy for the evaluation of in vitro fertilization failures

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  1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 06030, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

    John C. Nulsen & Deborah A. Metzger

  2. Department of Pathology, Women & Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, 02905, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Margaret M. Steinhoff

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Nulsen, J.C., Metzger, D.A. & Steinhoff, M.M. Sperm electron microscopy for the evaluation of in vitro fertilization failures. J Assist Reprod Genet 9, 491–497 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01204058

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