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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 13, 1984 - Issue 2-3
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Original Article

Plasma Membrane Cytoskeletal Complex of the Mammalian Spermatozoa

Pages 177-193 | Received 08 Jun 1983, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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