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EPIGENETIC ASPECTS OF MALE INFERTILITY REVIEW AND HYPOTHESIS

Mammalian sperm chromatin as a model for chromatin function in DNA degradation and DNA replication

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Pages 43-49 | Received 22 Mar 2010, Accepted 06 May 2010, Published online: 05 Jan 2011

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