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STRESS AND TESTICULAR GERM CELL APOPTOSIS

I. Sasagawa Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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H. Yazawa Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Y. Suzuki Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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T. Nakada Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
Pages 211-216 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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