
EMBRYO QUALITY PREDICTIVE MODELS BASED
ON CUMULUS CELLS GENE EXPRESSION Devjak R, Burnik Papler T, Verdenik I, Fon Tacer K, Vrtačnik Bokal E *Corresponding Author: Rok Devjak, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology,
Zaloška 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Tel: +386-1-5879-282; Fax: +386-1-5879-303. E-mail: rdevjak@onko-i.si page: 5
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