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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 28, 1992 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Insulin-Sperm Interaction: Effects on Plasma Membrane and Binding to Acrosome

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Pages 201-211 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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