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Ultrastructural Localization of the Prostasome - an Organelle in Human Seminal Plasma

Isser Brody The Electron Microscopy Unit, Department of Dermatology, General Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Urology, General Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Gunnar Ronquist The Electron Microscopy Unit, Department of Dermatology, General Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Urology, General Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Arvid Gottfries The Electron Microscopy Unit, Department of Dermatology, General Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Urology, General Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden
Pages 63-80 | Published online: 18 Jan 2010

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