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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 3, 1979 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Effects of antigenic competition between sperm autoantigens and ovalbumin upon humoral and cell-mediated immunity and the development of autoimmune aspermatogenic orchitis (AIAO) in guinea pigs

Pages 43-49 | Received 28 Feb 1979, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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