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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 18, 1987 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Antibody and Complement-Binding Activity of Viable and Nonviable Human Spermatozoa

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Pages 189-197 | Received 05 Nov 1986, Accepted 10 Dec 1986, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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