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Immunological Investigations
A Journal of Molecular and Cellular Immunology
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Research Article

IL-17A concentration of seminal plasma and follicular fluid in infertile men and women with various clinical diagnoses

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Pages 617-626 | Received 06 Aug 2013, Accepted 25 Mar 2014, Published online: 13 Jun 2014

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