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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 14, 1985 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Zona-Free Hamster Egg-Sperm Penetration Assay: I. Testing of Human Semen Fertilizability

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Pages 51-57 | Received 07 May 1984, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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