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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 20, 1988 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Reduction of Testicular Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptors by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Infertile Men

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Pages 45-50 | Received 02 Jul 1987, Accepted 14 Aug 1987, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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