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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 14, 1985 - Issue 2-3
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Original Article

Significance of Adenosinetriphosphate in Human Sperm as Clinical Parameter

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Pages 171-176 | Received 03 Jan 1984, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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