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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: II. Correlative Study with Routine Semen Analysis

S. A. Hamdi Departments of Physiology and of Andrology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt; Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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H. H. Ibrahim Departments of Physiology and of Andrology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
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S. M. Girgis Departments of Physiology and of Andrology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
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E. S. E. Hafez Departments of Physiology and of Andrology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
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A. H. Bassalamah Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Pages 59-63 | Received 07 May 1984, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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