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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 34, 1995 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Magnolol Protects Human Sperm Motility Against Lipid Peroxidation: A Sperm Head Fixation Method

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Pages 151-156 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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