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Ovarian shielding allows ovarian recovery and normal birth in female hematopoietic SCT recipients undergoing TBI

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Nakagawa, K., Kanda, Y., Yamashita, H. et al. Ovarian shielding allows ovarian recovery and normal birth in female hematopoietic SCT recipients undergoing TBI. Bone Marrow Transplant 42, 697–699 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2008.234

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