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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 8, 1982 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Calcium Ionophore A23187 as a Probe for Freeze-Fracture Studies of Membrane Changes in the Head of Human Spermatozoa

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Pages 1-9 | Received 24 Jul 1981, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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