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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 9, 1982 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Inhibition of Lymphocytes by Seminal Plasma Fractions from Azo-, Oligo- and Normozoospermic Men

D. R. Franken Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfonteina, 9300, South Africa
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P. J. Du Toit Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfonteina, 9300, South Africa
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C. F. Slabber Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfonteina, 9300, South Africa
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S. Grobler Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfonteina, 9300, South Africa
Pages 303-306 | Received 18 Jan 1982, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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