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Effect of duration of abstinence on maturity of human spermatozoa nucleus

D Le Lannou, D Colleu, D Boujard

    Archives of Andrology
    |January 1, 1986
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    BiologyDemographic FactorsExaminations And DiagnosesFamily PlanningFamily Planning, Behavioral MethodsGenitaliaGerm CellsHeterogeneityLaboratory Examinations And DiagnosesLaboratory ProceduresPhysiologyPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsReproductionSexual AbstinenceSperm CountSperm TransportSpermatogenesisSpermatozoaUrogenital System

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