How uterine microbiota might be responsible for a receptive, fertile endometrium

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Human Reproduction Update

• Publication date

  2018-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/humupd/dmy012PMID 29668899
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