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Methotrexate and fertility in men

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Pages 177-179 | Received 05 Feb 1979, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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Jennifer Christine Gutierrez & Kathleen Hwang. (2017) The toxicity of methotrexate in male fertility and paternal teratogenicity. Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology 13:1, pages 51-58.
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