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  1. Infertility Research Unit, Société de Recherche pour l’Infertilité (SRI), Av. Grandchamp, 143, 1150, Brussels, Belgium

    Jacques Donnez

  2. Gynecology Research Unit, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Marie-Madeleine Dolmans

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    Nao Suzuki

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    Jacques Donnez

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Donnez, J., Dolmans, MM. (2016). Ovarian Tissue Freezing and Transplantation: Current Status. In: Suzuki, N., Donnez, J. (eds) Gonadal Tissue Cryopreservation in Fertility Preservation. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55963-4_6

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