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. 1981 Apr;11(4):385–387. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1981.tb01137.x

A simple method to measure drug effects on human sperm motility.

C Y Hong, D M Chaput de Saintonge, P Turner
PMCID: PMC1401658  PMID: 7259932

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