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Ginseng and male reproductive function

Kar Wah Leung School of Biological Sciences; University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong, PR China
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Alice ST Wong School of Biological Sciences; University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: e26391 | Received 04 Sep 2013, Accepted 05 Sep 2013, Published online: 13 Sep 2013

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