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Monitoring dimeric status of IZUMO1 during the acrosome reaction in living spermatozoon

Naokazu InoueDepartment of Cell Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ikuo WadaDepartment of Cell Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-6994View further author information
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Pages 1279-1285 | Received 12 Apr 2018, Accepted 19 May 2018, Published online: 25 Jul 2018

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