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Flow chart of the process used to obtain SP. Semen is collected from men by masturbation into sterile containers after (3–5) days of sexual abstinence and is allowed to liquefy. After liquefaction, semen samples are centrifuged to separate the supernatant (representing the SP) from the pellet (composed mainly by the sperm cells).
