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A Potential Relationship Between Estrogen Receptors Polymorphisms, Sperm Function and in vitro Fertilization Success: A Preliminary Study*

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|May 2021

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Language: English
Page range: 304 - 316A
Submitted on: Oct 23, 2019
Accepted on: Jul 31, 2020
Published on: May 12, 2021
Published by: Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2021 Joanna Talarczyk-Desole, Mirosław Andrusiewicz, Małgorzata Chmielewska, Anna Berger, Leszek Pawelczyk, Piotr Jędrzejczak, Małgorzata Kotwicka, published by Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
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