Effects of human seminal plasma on fertilizing capacity of human spermatozoa

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1979, Pages 321-327

  Kanwar, K C ^a   Yanagimachi, R ^a   Lopata, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIOLOGY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0018340741     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)43882-3     Document Type: Article

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