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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 25, 1990 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Lack of Correlation of Selenium Level in Human Semen with Sperm Count/Motility

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Pages 59-62 | Received 27 Nov 1989, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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