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4 - Sperm RNA and Its Use as a Clinical Marker

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2017

By
Meritxell Jodar ,
Ester Anton  and
Stephen A. Krawetz
Edited by
Christopher J. De Jonge  and
Christopher L. R. Barratt
Foreword by
Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Christopher J. De Jonge
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Christopher L. R. Barratt
Affiliation:
University of Dundee
Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
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The Sperm Cell
Production, Maturation, Fertilization, Regeneration
 , pp. 59 - 72
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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