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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
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Original Article

Decondensation of Human Sperm Nuclei and Hp1 Protamine Degradation from Normospermia and Asthenospermia in Xenopus Egg Extracts

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Pages 127-136 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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