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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 31, 1993 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Human Sperm Function after Coculture with Human Fallopian Tubal Epithelial Cell Monolayers: In Vitro Model for Studying Cell Interactions in Early Human Conception

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Pages 183-190 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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