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Volume 10, 1983 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Annual Patterns of Human Sperm Production and Semen Quality

D. Mortimer Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Edinburgh, UK
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A. A. Templeton Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Edinburgh, UK
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E. A. Lenton Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sheffield, UK
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R. A. Coleman Computing Services. University of Sheffield, UK
Pages 1-5 | Received 04 Aug 1981, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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Min Xie, Khyra Sarah Utzinger, Kerstin Blickenstorfer & Brigitte Leeners. (2018) Diurnal and seasonal changes in semen quality of men in subfertile partnerships. Chronobiology International 35:10, pages 1375-1384.
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