Reactive oxygen species: Friend or foe

The Sperm Cell: Production, Maturation, Fertilization, Regeneration

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 170-193

  Aitken, R John ^a   Bennetts, Liga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 67349158458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511545115.008     Document Type: Chapter

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