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Archives of Andrology
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Original Article

Production of Lactate and Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Vitro by Seminiferous Tubules Obtained From Adult Unilaterally Cryptorchid Rats

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Pages 177-182 | Received 25 Apr 1987, Accepted 29 May 1987, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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