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Fertilized embryo diapause, revisited

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    Islam M. Saadeldin

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Saadeldin, I.M. Fertilized embryo diapause, revisited. J Assist Reprod Genet 37, 1263–1264 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-020-01766-x

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