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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 22, 1989 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Lipid Composition of Human Seminal Plasma

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Pages 49-53 | Received 21 Mar 1988, Accepted 09 May 1988, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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