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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 24, 1990 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Biological Functions of Mouse Seminal Vesicle Fluid I. Suppression of Blastogenic Responses of Lymphocytes

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Pages 35-40 | Received 21 Jun 1989, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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