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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 36, 1996 - Issue 2
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Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Human Sperm: Luminol and Lucigenin Chemiluminescence Probes

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Pages 119-125 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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