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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 879489, 20 pages
Gene Expression Profiling of Human Oocytes Developed and Matured In Vivo or In Vitro
1Reproductive Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slajmerjeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Received 30 September 2012; Revised 7 December 2012; Accepted 8 December 2012
Academic Editor: Xuan Jin
Copyright © 2013 Irma Virant-Klun et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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