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Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 49, 2003 - Issue 2
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EFFECTS OF FERTILIZATION PROMOTING PEPTIDE, ADENOSINE, AND PENTOXIFYLLINE ON THAWED HUMAN SPERM

P.-T. HUANG Center for Reproductive Medicine, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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S.-U. CHEN Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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K.-H. CHAO Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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C.-D. CHEN Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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H.-N. HO Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Y.-S. YANG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Pages 145-153 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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