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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 7, 1981 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Migration of Hamster Sperm Within Capillaries: Effect of Agents Elevating Cyclic AMP

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Pages 229-235 | Received 19 Jan 1981, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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