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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
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Original Article

Morphological Characterization of Abnormal Human Spermatozoa Using Transmission Electron Microscopy

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Pages 305-322 | Received 01 Feb 1980, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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