Is research on epididymal functions still of clinical relevance?

Andrologia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-119

  Haidl, G ^a   Schill, W B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

EID: 0030935650     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1997.tb00474.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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