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Follicle-stimulating hormone treatment in oligozoospermic patients

Carlo Foresta University of Padova, Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, Section of Clinical Pathology & Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, Via Gabelli 63, 35121 Padova, Italy. [email protected]
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Riccardo Selice University of Padova, Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, Section of Clinical Pathology & Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, Via Gabelli 63, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Andrea Garolla University of Padova, Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, Section of Clinical Pathology & Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, Via Gabelli 63, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Alberto Ferlin University of Padova, Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, Section of Clinical Pathology & Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, Via Gabelli 63, 35121 Padova, Italy
Pages 761-770 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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