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Early Stages of Fertilization in vitro of Human Oocytes Matured in vitro

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Human oocytes have been matured and fertilized by spermatozoa in vitro. There may be certain clinical and scientific uses for human eggs fertilized by this procedure.

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  1. Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge,

    R. G. EDWARDS & B. D. BAVISTER

  2. Oldham General Hospital, Oldham

    P. C. STEPTOE

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EDWARDS, R., BAVISTER, B. & STEPTOE, P. Early Stages of Fertilization in vitro of Human Oocytes Matured in vitro. Nature 221, 632–635 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221632a0

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