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Oocyte morphological abnormalities in overweight women undergoing in vitro fertilization cycles

Raffaella DepaloUnit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit A, Ado Moro's University of Bari, Bari, Italy, and
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Gabriella GarrutiUnit of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantations, University of Bari, Italy
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Ilaria TotaroUnit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit A, Ado Moro's University of Bari, Bari, Italy, and
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Mariantonietta PanzarinoUnit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit A, Ado Moro's University of Bari, Bari, Italy, andCorrespondence[email protected]
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Margherita Patrizia VaccaUnit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit A, Ado Moro's University of Bari, Bari, Italy, and
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Francesco GiorginoUnit of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantations, University of Bari, Italy
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Luigi Eustacchio SelvaggiUnit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit A, Ado Moro's University of Bari, Bari, Italy, and
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Pages 880-884 | Received 13 Sep 2010, Accepted 03 Mar 2011, Published online: 18 Apr 2011

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