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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 40, 1998 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Quantitative Assessment of Human Sperm Acrosome Reaction by Using Fluorescein Isothiocyanate Conjugated Concanavalin a—Comparison Between Highly Purified Acrosome Reacted with Non-Acrosome Reacted Sperm

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Pages 215-224 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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