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. 1981 Nov;12(5):751–753. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1981.tb01301.x

The inhibitory action of procaine, (+)-propranolol and (+/-)-propranolol on human sperm motility: antagonism by caffeine.

C Y Hong, D M Chaput de Saintonge, P Turner

PMCID: PMC1401972 PMID: 7332741

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