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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 7, 1981 - Issue 1
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Original Article

A Fluorometric-Reflectometric Technique for Simultaneous Measurement of pH and Motility in Ram Semen

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Pages 27-33 | Received 29 Oct 1980, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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