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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 16, 1986 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Copper in Seminal Plasma: Comparison of two Processing Methods for Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

Pages 243-245 | Received 01 Feb 1986, Accepted 01 Feb 1986, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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