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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 23, 1989 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Zinc Binding to Major Human Seminal Coagulum Proteins

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Pages 155-163 | Accepted 08 May 1989, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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